Notes

The Development of the Letterbox
In the pre-post box era, there was two main methods for delivering instructions; senders could be necessitated to create their mail to some Receiving House, or would await the Bellman. The latter would patrol the streets, collecting post from your community. In order to distinguish himself, and make his presence known, the Bellman would wear a uniform and sound familiar.
It was in 1852 that the suggestion of road-side boxes finally became a reality, having a trial proposed to the Channel Islands. Three cast-iron pillar boxes were installed on Jersey to understand the modern system.
The success in the experiment triggered a different four being set up on Guernsey, one of which now forms part from the British Postal Museum & Archive collection. Letter boxes then began appearing on the mainland by 1853.
However, there was clearly up to now no universal pillar box design that we are currently familiar. visit site and manufacture was with the discretion of local authorities, and it what food was in 1859 that attempts were created to standardise the structures.
Horizontal slits took over as favoured option over vertical ones, and had become the norm in letterbox design. Further improvements upon the first included the addition from the protruding cap to shield the contents from the elements.
As of 1859, the therapy lamp ended up being be around in 2 sizes; a bigger and wider size for highly populated areas, as well as a smaller version for elsewhere. However, the standardised pillar boxes did not receive universal acclaim. It was against the backdrop for these criticism that the Liverpool Special was formulated.
This prompted the Post Office (opened in 1861) to create another standard letter box in 1866. Again, this became not just a huge success and so, a further design were only available in 1879. This final design may be the one in which we have been acquainted with today. It was two years ahead of this the iconic red colour with the post boxes became a standard feature.
Before this time, the most well-liked colour option was green so that you can blend in with the green British pastures. However, after having a barrage of complaints how the structures were to tough to locate because of the camouflage, it turned out agreed that bright red was the best option. The programme of re-painting lasted for about ten years.
For the people in particular, the introduction and refinement of letter boxes enhanced the capacity for sending and receiving mail easily. With the exception of oversized parcel delivery, everyone was afforded access to some delivery service never before witnessed in Great Britain.
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