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Old Post office Eddington. A "Small 'C' "size wall box by WT Allen (post 1881), altered between 1959-65 to accommodate larger envelopes. — eddington post box 20010813a
Old Post office Eddington. A "Small 'C' "size wall box by WT Allen (post 1881), altered between 1959-65 to accommodate larger envelopes.

Old Post office Eddington. A "Small 'C' "size wall box by WT Allen (post 1881), altered between 1959-65 to accommodate larger envelopes.

Old Post office Eddington. A "Small 'C' "size wall box by WT Allen (post 1881), altered between 1959-65 to accommodate larger envelopes. — eddington post office 20010813a
Old Post office Eddington. A "Small 'C' "size wall box by WT Allen (post 1881), altered between 1959-65 to accommodate larger envelopes.

Old Post office Eddington. A "Small 'C' "size wall box by WT Allen (post 1881), altered between 1959-65 to accommodate larger envelopes.

Charnham House, Charnham Street. The oldest wall box in Hungerford - a "Number 2 (small) improved" wall box installed 1877, made by Smith &amp; Hawkes of Birmingham. Note the door pull, and the collection plate is below the aperture. — charnham house-20010815a
Charnham House, Charnham Street. The oldest wall box in Hungerford - a "Number 2 (small) improved" wall box installed 1877, made by Smith & Hawkes of Birmingham. Note the door pull, and the collection plate is below the aperture.

Charnham House, Charnham Street. The oldest wall box in Hungerford - a "Number 2 (small) improved" wall box installed 1877, made by Smith & Hawkes of Birmingham. Note the door pull, and the collection plate is below the aperture.

Charnham House, Charnham Street. The oldest wall box in Hungerford - a "Number 2 (small) improved" wall box installed 1877, made by Smith &amp; Hawkes of Birmingham. Note the door pull, and the collection plate is below the aperture. — charnham house 20010813c
Charnham House, Charnham Street. The oldest wall box in Hungerford - a "Number 2 (small) improved" wall box installed 1877, made by Smith & Hawkes of Birmingham. Note the door pull, and the collection plate is below the aperture.

Charnham House, Charnham Street. The oldest wall box in Hungerford - a "Number 2 (small) improved" wall box installed 1877, made by Smith & Hawkes of Birmingham. Note the door pull, and the collection plate is below the aperture.

Police Station, Park Street. A "Small 'C' size" wall box, dating from post 1881, made by W.T. Allen &amp; Co. The royal cipher and crown is at the top; the words 'POST OFFICE' are on the hood; the collection plate is mounted on the door in a beading rather than a recess, and there is provision for a 'NEXT COLLECTION' tablet in the top right-hand corner of the plate. — police station 20010813a
Police Station, Park Street. A "Small 'C' size" wall box, dating from post 1881, made by W.T. Allen & Co. The royal cipher and crown is at the top; the words 'POST OFFICE' are on the hood; the collection plate is mounted on the door in a beading rather than a recess, and there is provision for a 'NEXT COLLECTION' tablet in the top right-hand corner of the plate.

Police Station, Park Street. A "Small 'C' size" wall box, dating from post 1881, made by W.T. Allen & Co. The royal cipher and crown is at the top; the words 'POST OFFICE' are on the hood; the collection plate is mounted on the door in a beading rather than a recess, and there is provision for a 'NEXT COLLECTION' tablet in the top right-hand corner of the plate.

Police Station, Park Street. A "Small 'C' size" wall box, dating from post 1881, made by W.T. Allen &amp; Co. The royal cipher and crown is at the top; the words 'POST OFFICE' are on the hood; the collection plate is mounted on the door in a beading rather than a recess, and there is provision for a 'NEXT COLLECTION' tablet in the top right-hand corner of the plate. — police station post box 20010813
Police Station, Park Street. A "Small 'C' size" wall box, dating from post 1881, made by W.T. Allen & Co. The royal cipher and crown is at the top; the words 'POST OFFICE' are on the hood; the collection plate is mounted on the door in a beading rather than a recess, and there is provision for a 'NEXT COLLECTION' tablet in the top right-hand corner of the plate.

Police Station, Park Street. A "Small 'C' size" wall box, dating from post 1881, made by W.T. Allen & Co. The royal cipher and crown is at the top; the words 'POST OFFICE' are on the hood; the collection plate is mounted on the door in a beading rather than a recess, and there is provision for a 'NEXT COLLECTION' tablet in the top right-hand corner of the plate.

Oil painting of the Bear Corner and Charnham Street, c1900. Note the Victorian post box in the wall of Stradling's shop (not in Charnham Close asit is now). (With thanks to Dorothy Froom, Jun 2016). — froom img_2734
Oil painting of the Bear Corner and Charnham Street, c1900. Note the Victorian post box in the wall of Stradling's shop (not in Charnham Close asit is now). (With thanks to Dorothy Froom, Jun 2016).

Oil painting of the Bear Corner and Charnham Street, c1900. Note the Victorian post box in the wall of Stradling's shop (not in Charnham Close asit is now). (With thanks to Dorothy Froom, Jun 2016).

The Croft c.1890, showing the Victorian wall box. — Croft-03 - Detail
The Croft c.1890, showing the Victorian wall box.

The Croft c.1890, showing the Victorian wall box.

The Croft c.1890, showing the Victorian wall box. — croft-03
The Croft c.1890, showing the Victorian wall box.

The Croft c.1890, showing the Victorian wall box.

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