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As I posted a letter today I wondered why some post boxes are round and some are square. This was the first square post box Busman was ever aware of having seen I think.

Anybody know why the different shapes? Is it purely a size thing? Oh, and while we're at it, what about those appendages some of them have?

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I thought it might have been put there when George was still on the throne, but that thought was dashed when I saw the EIIR on the front.

I have only ever seen one with a G on it, and that was in a village just outside of Maidstone in Kent

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Probably just a style thing, whatever shape was fashionable when that particular box was made.

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Are there other square ones about? I've seen fatter oval ones too.

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Couls also be one of them European rulings as well.On the continent they are all square

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Appendages? What? Arms and legs and Stuff? Hey man, too much Christmas cheer baby!

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willow have a look at the one outside stag inn its pretty owd its got V.R on it victoria regina i think,someone said they only left the pub there because of the postbox, doubt it like the pub is owder than postbox.

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I want to know why they turned the post box outside boots round so the letter box faces towards the shop instead of away from it??

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Nope! posted a letter this evening and got soaked....

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Think the appendages are a secure storage place for more mail;think the postie goes back to there and picks up post rather than back to the depot.

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I keep meaning to ask a postman friend of mine about that but keep forgetting.

Ever since you mentioned the "VR" Staggeringman I've been trying to find another one - so far without success.

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here you are willow a g.r. this one is in slaidburn.

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people were getting distracted by the sexy staff and kept missingthe letterbox maybe :D