richard redgrave invented the post box in victorian times.
richard redgrave invented the post box in victorian times.
who invented the post box in victorian times?
richard redgrave
in the british isles, the first red pillar post boxes were erected in guernsey in 1852. roadside wall boxes first appeared in 1857 as a cheaper alternative to pillar boxes, especially in rural districts. in 1853 the first pillar box in the united kingdom was installed at botchergate, carlisle. in 1856, richard redgrave of the department of science and art designed an ornate pillar box for use in london and other large cities. in 1859 the design was improved, and this became the first national standard pillar box. green was adopted as the standard colour for the early victorian post boxes. between 1866 and 1879 the hexagonal penfold post box became the standard design for pillar boxes and it was during this period that red was first adopted as the standard colour. the first boxes to be painted red were in london in july 1874, although it would be nearly 10 years before all the boxes had been repainted. in 2012, to celebrate olympic gold medals for team gb, selected boxes were painted gold. one was defaced briefly by a vandal with graffiti. one has been painted in the 'wrong' town.
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a post box (british english; also written postbox; also known as pillar box), also known as a collection box, mailbox, letter box or drop box (american english) is a physical box into which members of the public can deposit outgoing mail intended for collection by the agents of a country's postal service. the term "post box" can also refer to a private letter box for incoming mail.









































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section::::history of post boxes.:europe.
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