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 ...

Steve, who became a stamp collector as a child, said: "Post-boxes are the icon of the British street. "If you go into central London as a Chinese tourist, the two things they're going to sell is a ...

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 ...