This ornate green box from the 1850s once stood in London and can now be found in the British Postal Museum and Archive. Picture: Martin Robinson Credit: Martin Robinson This unusual wall box from ...

"We thank His Majesty for granting us the use of his personal cypher as we begin the next chapter in the story of the iconic Great British post box in Great Cambourne." Scottish post boxes do not ...

All boxes were painted red during the 1870s. The metal plates on all British post boxes were designed by J. Rich when Postmaster of Manchester. As Bath's Chief Clark he had married the Postmaster ...

Royal Mail is to issue a set of stamps marking 200 years since the birth of Anthony Trollope – the Victorian novelist who also introduced post boxes to the UK in the 1850s. The limited edition ...

Police are hunting an organised gang of thieves who are stealing traditional British post boxes from across north Wales. Detectives believe it is the boxes themselves that are the target of the ...

Ireland is home to one of the oldest surviving British post boxes, known as the Ashworth – there is one in the An Post museum which dates from 1856. Ireland is also home to many Penfold post ...

"It's a very British thing because we have post boxes." At least 40 makers, groups or individuals, including a school, worked through the year on their creations. "It's a real community effort to ...

Pillar boxes are an iconic symbol of Britain, recognised and loved around the world. As Royal Mail and Historic England team up to preserve their character and heritage, ...

"We thank His Majesty for granting us the use of his personal cypher as we begin the next chapter in the story of the iconic Great British post box in Great Cambourne." Although some new or ...