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Interested in architecture, design, history, transport and related areas. UK based but European in outlook.
#postboxsaturday from outside the main post office in Sopot, Poland 🇵🇱, a resort town on the Baltic coast.
October 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
#postboxsaturday from outside the main post office in Sopot, Poland 🇵🇱, a resort town on the Baltic coast.
A Spanish post box with an enviable view of the Roman aqueduct at Segovia 🇪🇸. Weather forecast? Scorchio! ☀️ #postboxsaturday
June 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
A Spanish post box with an enviable view of the Roman aqueduct at Segovia 🇪🇸. Weather forecast? Scorchio! ☀️ #postboxsaturday
For #postboxsaturday a grand old Edward VII pillar box stands opposite the Engineering departments of the University of Leeds.
May 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
For #postboxsaturday a grand old Edward VII pillar box stands opposite the Engineering departments of the University of Leeds.
This tall Victorian wall box is in Low Newton by the Sea in Northumberland. It faces out to sea at the end of a fabulous walk along a sandy beach from Dunstanburgh Castle. It’s also conveniently just round the corner from a great pub! #postboxsaturday
May 17, 2025 at 6:41 AM
This tall Victorian wall box is in Low Newton by the Sea in Northumberland. It faces out to sea at the end of a fabulous walk along a sandy beach from Dunstanburgh Castle. It’s also conveniently just round the corner from a great pub! #postboxsaturday
For #postboxsaturday a sturdy EIIR Type C (two aperture) pillar box which stands outside the railway station in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Betty’s post box in the town of Bettys tea rooms!
May 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
For #postboxsaturday a sturdy EIIR Type C (two aperture) pillar box which stands outside the railway station in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Betty’s post box in the town of Bettys tea rooms!
A rare but rather neglected George VI (GVIR) wagon top post box in the spring sunshine. Not many of these about! #postboxsaturday
May 3, 2025 at 6:36 AM
A rare but rather neglected George VI (GVIR) wagon top post box in the spring sunshine. Not many of these about! #postboxsaturday
A brand new Charles III post box - and the Easter bunny - seen last weekend. #postboxsaturday #CIIIR
April 26, 2025 at 6:14 AM
A brand new Charles III post box - and the Easter bunny - seen last weekend. #postboxsaturday #CIIIR
For #postboxsaturday this is an early Victorian wallbox in Bramham, West Yorkshire. Complete with a little pitched cap to keep the rain out. It’s a shame where they decided to put the collections tab holder. Now it’s just an “R”, not a “VR”!
April 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
For #postboxsaturday this is an early Victorian wallbox in Bramham, West Yorkshire. Complete with a little pitched cap to keep the rain out. It’s a shame where they decided to put the collections tab holder. Now it’s just an “R”, not a “VR”!
A rare Victorian fluted pillar box for #postboxsaturday - this example is in Solihull and dates from 1857. More info here —> historianruby.com/2017/12/10/t...
April 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
A rare Victorian fluted pillar box for #postboxsaturday - this example is in Solihull and dates from 1857. More info here —> historianruby.com/2017/12/10/t...
A very rare Type E pillar box for #postboxsaturday - these were installed in suburban locations in the 1930s and included a stamp vending machine. Almost inevitably, it didn’t go well (🌧️☔️) and so most examples were removed. I think there are four of them left in service. No stamps though!
April 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
A very rare Type E pillar box for #postboxsaturday - these were installed in suburban locations in the 1930s and included a stamp vending machine. Almost inevitably, it didn’t go well (🌧️☔️) and so most examples were removed. I think there are four of them left in service. No stamps though!
And, for completeness, here’s one of the more common Paris art nouveau metro entrances by Hector Guimard, with the distinctive ‘lily of the valley’ lamps. This example is at Parmentier in the 11th arrondissement. I liked the building behind!
March 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
And, for completeness, here’s one of the more common Paris art nouveau metro entrances by Hector Guimard, with the distinctive ‘lily of the valley’ lamps. This example is at Parmentier in the 11th arrondissement. I liked the building behind!
And this is the third art nouveau ‘dragonfly’ canopy by Hector Guimard, at Châtelet metro station in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. This one was reassembled here and so isn’t in its original location.
March 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
And this is the third art nouveau ‘dragonfly’ canopy by Hector Guimard, at Châtelet metro station in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. This one was reassembled here and so isn’t in its original location.
Abbesses metro station in the 18th arrondissement of Paris (Montmartre) has the other dragonfly canopy by Hector Guimard still in its original location.
March 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Abbesses metro station in the 18th arrondissement of Paris (Montmartre) has the other dragonfly canopy by Hector Guimard still in its original location.
Porte Dauphine metro station in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. One of only three remaining art nouveau ‘dragonfly’ canopy entrances designed by Hector Guimard in c.1900, and the only one which has the full screening walls. One of the sights of Paris!
March 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Porte Dauphine metro station in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. One of only three remaining art nouveau ‘dragonfly’ canopy entrances designed by Hector Guimard in c.1900, and the only one which has the full screening walls. One of the sights of Paris!
A smart VR pillar box in Worcester for #postboxsaturday
March 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
A smart VR pillar box in Worcester for #postboxsaturday
For #postboxsaturday an original VR Penfold pillar box in one of the leafier parts of Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Shame about the ‘priority postbox’ sticker!
January 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
For #postboxsaturday an original VR Penfold pillar box in one of the leafier parts of Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Shame about the ‘priority postbox’ sticker!
For #postboxsaturday a rare (and smart!) Edward VIII pillar box in Leeds. There are fewer than 150 of these around the UK which date from Edward’s reign of less than 12 months in 1936.
January 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
For #postboxsaturday a rare (and smart!) Edward VIII pillar box in Leeds. There are fewer than 150 of these around the UK which date from Edward’s reign of less than 12 months in 1936.
This replica Penfold pillar box sits outside Worcester Cathedral. It’s one of many replicas installed at heritage sites in the 1980s. The Boer War Memorial is in the background. #postboxsaturday
December 28, 2024 at 7:25 AM
This replica Penfold pillar box sits outside Worcester Cathedral. It’s one of many replicas installed at heritage sites in the 1980s. The Boer War Memorial is in the background. #postboxsaturday
A wintry pre-Christmas scene with one of Malvern’s three rare VR fluted pillar boxes. This one is dangerously close to the busy Worcester Road - so close that a drunk driver toppled it last year. Thankfully, it’s now repaired and back where it has stood since 1857. #postboxsaturday
December 21, 2024 at 8:56 AM
A wintry pre-Christmas scene with one of Malvern’s three rare VR fluted pillar boxes. This one is dangerously close to the busy Worcester Road - so close that a drunk driver toppled it last year. Thankfully, it’s now repaired and back where it has stood since 1857. #postboxsaturday
An unusual VR pillar box at the Royal Hospital Chelsea (the home of the famous Chelsea Pensioners). The pillar box has a slot on both sides, so you can see right through it 👀 #postboxsaturday
December 14, 2024 at 7:24 AM
An unusual VR pillar box at the Royal Hospital Chelsea (the home of the famous Chelsea Pensioners). The pillar box has a slot on both sides, so you can see right through it 👀 #postboxsaturday
This is Rådhuset station on the Stockholm 🇸🇪 T-Bana network. It’s named after the nearby City Hall and is another station that resembles a cave, this time painted a deep orange-brown.
December 11, 2024 at 7:46 PM
This is Rådhuset station on the Stockholm 🇸🇪 T-Bana network. It’s named after the nearby City Hall and is another station that resembles a cave, this time painted a deep orange-brown.
Stadion station is another of the T-Bana stations in Stockholm 🇸🇪 which resembles a cave. It’s named after the nearby stadium which hosted the 1912 Olympics. It’s painted an icy blue and, as well as this striking rainbow, the decor incorporates various references to those Olympics.
December 11, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Stadion station is another of the T-Bana stations in Stockholm 🇸🇪 which resembles a cave. It’s named after the nearby stadium which hosted the 1912 Olympics. It’s painted an icy blue and, as well as this striking rainbow, the decor incorporates various references to those Olympics.
Here’s another of the T-Bana stations in Stockholm 🇸🇪 which resembles a cave. This is T-Centralen, which connects with the Stockholm City commuter rail, Stockholm Central mainline rail and Cityterminalen bus stations to form a massive multimodal transport interchange in the heart of the capital.
December 11, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Here’s another of the T-Bana stations in Stockholm 🇸🇪 which resembles a cave. This is T-Centralen, which connects with the Stockholm City commuter rail, Stockholm Central mainline rail and Cityterminalen bus stations to form a massive multimodal transport interchange in the heart of the capital.
Solna Centrum T-Bana station in Stockholm. One of a few stations on the T-Bana network which resemble caves. The station is painted a striking deep red and includes various artworks from the 1970s which highlight political and environmental issues. It’s all very Swedish! 🇸🇪 #stockholm
December 11, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Solna Centrum T-Bana station in Stockholm. One of a few stations on the T-Bana network which resemble caves. The station is painted a striking deep red and includes various artworks from the 1970s which highlight political and environmental issues. It’s all very Swedish! 🇸🇪 #stockholm
For #postboxsaturday one of the 125 pillar boxes around Portugal 🇵🇹 which have been wrapped to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the porcelain company Vista Alegre. This one is in Porto.
December 7, 2024 at 8:39 AM
For #postboxsaturday one of the 125 pillar boxes around Portugal 🇵🇹 which have been wrapped to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the porcelain company Vista Alegre. This one is in Porto.