Victorian Pillar Box

[poliphilo]

Not many of these left now.

This handsome example is in the grounds of Chiddingstone Castle, Kent.

Fact: the pillar box was introduced into Britain by Post Office official (and part-time novelist) Anthony Trollope.

Comments

[sovay]

Victorian Pillar Box

This is what I hear whenever I read "pillar box."

Listen when you post a letter and you'll hear a muffled sob
For he longs for something better than a letter down his gob
It's cruel to dishearten little pillar boxes so
But no one tries to start an R.S.P.C.G.P.O.

[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

That's a beauty!

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

It's lovely and I've been privileged to see one or two though you're right. There aren't many left at all.