Fold Gate Victorian Post Box, near Hawkshead
N 54° 21.616 W 002° 59.549
30U E 500488 N 6023606
Fold Gate is south of Hawkshead on the Newby Bridge road, and embedded in the slate wall is a Victorian Post box with a rare rounded top.
Waymark Code: WM2NXF
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/28/2007
Views: 27
Apparently post boxes of this age are rarer with rounded tops, rather than the more common square shaped boxes. This is because this lampbox should have been attached to a lamp post or telegraph pole. Royal Mail rarely remove boxes embedded in walls. The maker's name would be on the back, if at all. Only one foundry made lampboxes between 1896 - 1901.
Unique reference number LA22 178.
Tell us about the area the post box is situated.:
In a wall on a busy narrow country road between two groups of dwellings. Looking out onto Esthwaite Water.
Condition of the box: Good/Average/Poor: good
Is this post box still in use?: Weekday collection at 4.15pm
Is VR embossed on the post box or is it an "anonymous" box?: VR and LETTERS ONLY
Any other embossed lettering, such as manufacturer?: None
Manufacturer Inscription: Andrew Handyside & Co Britannia Iron Works Derby & London
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