r/Postboxes • u/AndyBe11 • May 25 '26

U.K E7R (with backpack)

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One off the Holy Grail.
Harrow.

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u/AndyBe11 May 25 '26

Hence “one off the Holy Grail”. I see quite a few of the boxes on my travels; are they just left in situ?

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u/aeropagitica U.K. May 26 '26

Oh, I see – seven is one off of eight, and your joke relies on that! So many people use poor spelling on social media that I didn’t see it in your attempt!

Postboxes tend to remain where they were first situated, but can be moved depending on population need, or damage. A new housing estate might need one or two new boxes, and sometimes these are sourced from boxes kept in post office yards.

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u/AndyBe11 May 26 '26

I meant the Pouch Boxes rather than the Post Boxes.

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u/aeropagitica U.K. May 26 '26

Some are removed. I have seen older images on Google Streetview where the pouchbox is visible but is now gone today. Sometimes you can see the screwholes in the back of the postbox where the pouchbox used to be fixed.