Key Words :- postbox pillar post box edward 8th viii

Viewing the Site :- Public access

Address :- School Mead, Tanners Wood, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, WD5 0LA
Grid Ref :- TL 08910 01184
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.698844 , Long -0.425512
Local Authority :- Three Rivers District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Hertfordshire
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1936 -

Description and History of Site:-
The pillar box is at the rear of the pavement and is in daily use.
According to Bexley Council Strategic Planning and Regeneration Department, "271 letter boxes ... (were) ... made during the short reign of Edward VIII ... (and) ... only about 130 letter boxes cast in 1936 still bear the cipher of Edward VIII."

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Source: http://inamidst.com/topic/edwardboxes.html

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