Old Letter Boxes by Martin Robinson
Pillar boxes were first introduced into Britain at the instigation of Anthony Trollope, the novelist, who was also a Post Office surveyor. Although many letter boxes are ordinary, some types, such as those that survive from the 1850s, are understandably rare. This book describes and illustrates some of those from the Channel Islands, where pillar boxes were first introduced in 1852, to Scotland, which has had its own design of letter boxes since the Queen's accession in 1952, and from the heart of London to the depths of rural Wales and the Irish Republic.-
The 1930s Home
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British Sheep Breeds
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Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen
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Walled Kitchen Gardens
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The Arts and Crafts Garden
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Thames Mudlarking
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Medieval Tiles
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The 1960s Home
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Dry Stone Walls
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English Drinking Glasses 16751825
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Sentimental Jewellery
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Bletchley Park
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British Fossils
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The Victorian Asylum
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The 1950s Home
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Medieval Church Architecture
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Capability Brown and the English Landscape Garden
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Fashion in the 1940s
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Stained Glass
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Coin Finds in Britain
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Patchwork and Quilting in Britain
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Making Craft Cider
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The 1940s Home
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Buttons
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Canal Arts and Crafts
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The Victorian Home
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Beauty and Cosmetics 1550 to 1950
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Longcase Clocks
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Land Rover
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Bells and Bellringing
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The Merchant Navy
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Railway Posters
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Looms and Weaving
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Gertrude Jekyll
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Gargoyles and Grotesques
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Witches and Witchcraft
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The Victorian Workhouse
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British Railways in the 1950s and 60s
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The Victorian Garden
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The NHS
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Corgi Toys
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The Green Man
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The Victorian Cemetery
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Church Misericords and Bench Ends
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Stationary Steam Engines
Martin Robinson has been collecting stamps and writing about them and other aspects of postal history since 1965. He has travelled extensively recording and photographing letter boxes of all kinds, and corresponds with fellow enthusiasts.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780747804468 |
| ISBN 10 | 074780446X |
| Title | Old Letter Boxes |
| Author | Martin Robinson |
| Series | Shire Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2000-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |