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An export order from the postal service of the Republic of Uruguay resulted in nine boxes of the Penfold design being exported there in 1879, of which six are believed extant, including one in the philatelic department of the central Post Office in Montevideo.
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.
A Penfold Hexagonal postbox. This was the standard design for UK Post Office boxes between 1866–1879. This example is on King's Parade, Cambridge beside the main gate of King's College. Traditionally UK post boxes are marked with the initials of the r
Penfold Post Box: 1872–79 The penfold pillar box in the National Tramway Museum was designed by John Wornham Penfold. It is in cast iron and has a hexagonal plan on a moulded plinth. On the front is a plate and a posting slot, and a moulded and slightly domed top with leaf decoration.
In 1853 the first pillar box in the United Kingdom was installed nearby and a replica "Penfold" pillar box, in the style of the original post boxes designed by William Penfold with acanthus leaves, balls and the Royal coat of arms, [5] was subsequently erected outside the town hall to commemorate this. [6]
Woodside was also the location of the Cochrane and Co. Ironworks and Foundry, which was responsible for much of the ironwork used in the construction of The Crystal Palace created for the Great Exhibition of 1851, as well as the production of the early Penfold-design pillar boxes. [2]
Budby has a mid-Victorian Penfold-type post box. Budby was formerly a township in the parish of Edwinstowe, [3] from 1866 Budby was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 October 1899 the parish was abolished to form Perlethorpe cum Budby. [4] Royal Society for the Protection of Birds south forest nature reserve is located nearby in Sherwood ...
The building was constructed as a post office and courthouse in 1934. Renovations completed in July 2014 improved the interiors and exterior, and reduced water and electric usage. Installations included high-efficiency water boilers, air-handling units, a building automation system, a rainwater harvesting tank, light fixtures, occupancy and ...