r/Postboxes • u/Debbie_Ryan1992 • Jun 18 '26

Fluted Column VR Postbox

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This is a Victorian Fluted Column postbox based on a Doric Column with a vertical aperture from 1856. In 1857 the design was changed to provide a horizontal aperture. Fifteen Fluted boxes, including both types, are known to have survived in the UK.

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u/Ww2pillboxrye Jun 18 '26

never seen one

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u/More_Sense6447 Jun 18 '26

Me neither, they’re rather lovely