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The only variations were two sizes but they failed to catch on and were met with some roguish counter-design measures in some quarters. It wasn’t until 1859 that a single standardised design was introduced. Post boxes in an inconspicuous green One design Other than this the only other colour changes were gold postboxes, which were introduced to the towns of Olympic gold medal winners during the 2012 Olympics. Between 19 airmail post boxes could be identified by their blue colour but they were eventually repainted red to serve their original purpose. People routinely complained they couldn’t find them so the boxes were switched back to red in 1874 and it took ten years to paint them all. Green, blue and goldĪlthough postboxes started out red they switched to a more subtle green in 1859 but this proved too subtle. By 1857 a horizontal design was considered standard and lessons had been learnt around preventing water ingress, particularly positioning the aperture just below a protective cap on the top of the box. Initially design, manufacture and installation was left to local surveyors meaning that design styles differed greatly.

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Having seen similar postboxes in France and Belgium he proposed cast iron mail boxes which lead to a trial in Jersey in 1852 before being quickly rolled out to neighbouring Guernsey and by 1853 across mainland Britain. The first postbox was conceived by Anthony Trollope who was working as a surveyor’s clerk for the Post Office in the 1850s.

Postal Museum head of collections Chris Taft says, “Over time colour, shape and size have changed, leaving behind some very familiar – and sometimes some very odd-looking – street furniture, reflecting the changing ways in which we communicate.”īefore the advent of the postbox people would have to take letters to a Receiving House where post was sorted and sent on, or give it to a “bellman” who would walk around ringing a bell and receive letters for delivery. The common Type B postbox we know today has endured many challengers and is itself the result of much trial and error innovation. The spokesperson says that Royal Mail “is in the early stages of designing a purpose-built box,” in the hope that the trial is a success.

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Royal Mail says safety and convenience is the main emphasis of the design while the business driver is “offering flexibility to online sellers who might be running a business in their spare time and not keeping regular office hours,” according to a Royal Mail spokesperson. There are 30 of these parcel postboxes currently being trialed in Northampton and Leicester where they will remain until 5 November at the earliest, when customer feedback will determine their roll out and future.Īs a proof of concept trial an existing type of mail drop box – which had already been designed in-house – has been repurposed with a wider aperture and secure design for mailing larger items. The Royal Mail has announced a new postbox which has been designed with small businesses and eBay sellers in mind. Visit Priority Mail for details.By Tom Banks Aug4:49 pm Aug11:38 am The new postbox being trialled

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