An ornate post box adds style to street
The post box in the picture is a fine example of the design excellence of the Victorian era.
The first post box in mainland Britain was set up in Carlisle, in the north of England near the border with Scotland, in 1853. More post boxes followed on the streets of the nation.
The post box in the picture is of the Penfold design, which was installed between 1866 and 1879, and it can be seen today on a street in Stoke Newington, London, where it is still in use.
Originally post boxes were painted green and they only changed to red with the adoption of the Penfold design. However, green is still the colour of post boxes in China, including Hong Kong and China, and in Ireland.
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©Phillip Bruce 2009
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