Bob W wrote: >On 28 Dec 2013, at 20:25, Mark Roberts <postmas...@robertstech.com> wrote: >> >> Bruce Walker wrote: >> >>> Ah, real nice, Mark. Folks actually trust their mail to that thing? >>> It'd make me pause. >> >> Well, it is installed in the wall of the Post Office, so every letter >> goes directly into the Post office itself. That's probably why it >> hasn't been replaced. >> >> Also notice from the "GR" at the top that this letter box predates >> Queen Elizabeth. Don't know by how much but it looks pretty old. >> >>>> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dc01428.jpg > >Actually they don't trust their mail to it - it's blocked, and there's no >insert for the next collection time. Not sure if it's George V or VI, >probably V based on the font. Not earlier because the Post Office was >started under Victoria. There are plenty of her post boxes still in use. >I'd guess that one is listed or subject to some other sort of preservation >order.
Well damn. There goes my plan to send letters full of coins, paper money and jewellery through there! -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
