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3 unusual facts about post box


Dropbox

A dropbox is a secure container (not necessarily a box), such as a mailbox, clothing bin, etc., where an item can be deposited ("dropped").

Post box

In 1856, Richard Redgrave of the Department of Science and Art designed an ornate pillar box for use in London and other large cities.

Sue Beardsmore

She currently works as a public space co-ordinator at BBC Birmingham in the city's Mailbox complex, a freelance media trainer and as a management consultant for Caret Ltd.


Wakefield Museum

Other exhibits include an 1809 post box believed to be the oldest example in Britain, a pair of boots which belonged to Rugby league player, Don Fox, and a medieval posy ring from Sandal Castle.


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Mount Tabor, West Yorkshire

A post box in the hamlet is painted gold, to commemorate one of Hannah Cockroft's 2012 Summer Paralympics gold medals.