by Volunteer » Wed Dec 31, 2014 7:07 am
Volunteer here, just picked up on arthuy's post.
I very much like AMcD's earlier pic “posted” of the EVIIIR Post Box, so rare.
Here is a pic of an unusual model. South of Stobo Castle on the B712 just after the road crosses the Rio Tweed near Bells Pool there is the Dawyck Botanic Garden, worth a visit in its own right. Picture is a Royal Mail Post Box located just south of the entrance to Dawyck Botanic Garden. It is cast metal with the wordage LETTERS ONLY. I defy any one to squeeze anything larger than a Post Office Preferred (POP) size envelope. Remember them? I do. The box is mounted on a Telegraph Pole which looks like it has been snapped off and not cut neatly. My guess is it was a full size pole which sustained damage of some kind. There will be other similar boxes around the country but now you know where to find one. Just for interest these boxes have a Slug Barrier inside to stop the wee devils entering the box and making a home for themselves. First Class I say.
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