Victorian Post Box - Rutland Gate, London, UK
N 51° 30.053 W 000° 10.103
30U E 696528 N 5709329
This post box is located on the north west side of Rutland Gate. The box has a plaque attached to it advising that Rutland Gate was one of the first in London to have a pillar box in 1855.
Waymark Code: WMTH1Y
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/24/2016
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The full inscription on the brass plaque reads:
This plaque commemorates
the bicentenary of the birth of
Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882),
who introduced pillar boxes to the
United Kingdom in 1852.
In 1855 this street became
one of the
first in London
to have a pillar box.
The box does not have the "VR" on its front but is similar in style to Victorian post boxes that do carry the "VR" logo.