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    Edgmond, Shropshire

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    Smile Re: Victorian wall letter boxes

    does this count as a post box or is it just a Victorian "hole in the wall"

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    It's an ex-post box and it's pining for the fjords

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    Default Re: Victorian wall letter boxes

    Worlds smallest Post Office.
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    Buglawton, Cheshire

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    is it me or is there something amiss with this box in Buglawton?

    Looks as if there's no back to it

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    Default Re: Victorian wall letter boxes

    Quote Originally Posted by oildrum View Post
    is it me or is there something amiss with this box in Buglawton?

    Looks as if there's no back to it
    Yes, the box has been removed with just the front remaining!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BereniceUK View Post
    Yes, the box has been removed with just the front remaining!
    Perhaps they should amalgamate the 2 boxes to make 1 good un

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    Default Re: Victorian wall letter boxes

    Still in use at Moreton Corbet, Shropshire




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    interesting stuff. Wonder how many types of Victorian wall post boxes there are? You can see differences in the Moreton Corbet & Buglawton examples.

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