Posting a Letter in Town Vs. Country
Depending upon where you live in the UK you will find you will have a different choice of post box in which to post your letters.
These two are pretty standard letter boxes.
The red pillar post box was first used in Jersey in 1852 but the ones on the mainland were originally green. In London they started painting them red in July 1874.
In 2012 some were painted gold to celebrate the Olympic gold medal winners for Team GB.
The one to the right in my photo is more often seen in rural locations because of it's smaller size.
What colour are the letter boxes where you live?
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Thanks to @kalemandra for the daily color challenge.
I love those red letter boxes and the telephone booth! So authentic! Didn't know they used to be green! Red is better!
The town one is like a big brother to the countryside box! Collection only once a week?! Wow!
Red telephone booths are pretty rare now aren't they? I must remember to take some pics next time I see one. I can't recall seeing one lately for a long while now. Again, I'm probably more likely to find one in a village somewhere.
Might make that my mission for next time we drive out into the countryside. 😊
Yes, they are! I have recently seen one in Malvern and my other half told me that communities supposedly are paying BT to keep the booths in place! For heritage purposes!
Good excuse to go for a trip @gillianpearce!
awesome post, upvoted and follow
Thanks!
In Spain the letter boxes are yellow
Thanks for the information @laucaba. 😊
I hadn't seen a countryside post office before, nice one! Go check out mine too, you might like it. Cheers!
Oh how surprising you keep them in use. Here in Spain it's very rare to see them and if you find one it's a modern one.
They look quite robust and both are awesome.
Thank you for the info :)
There aren't as many as there used to be and most local Post Offices have now closed but there are a few still around. 😊
@gillianpearce Now that made me smile :)
Glad it made you smile @redwellies. Maybe it was the "red" you just couldn't resist! 😊
Nice post, follow and upvote.
Thanks!
You have quite exciting ones near you! Our mailbox is grey, but the US PO are blue!
Grey sounds a bit dull. Thanks for stopping by. 😊
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