We had 2 interviews with the BBC about them! It's to allow people to post parcels from postboxes. Letters go in as normal.

Stunning photo! 🥰

Theres a couple of candidates, but I will need to keep investigating! Fun fact - 2 of the original locations still have a box in the exact same spot: High Street/South Bridge (near Tron Church) and Howe Street/Northumberland Street

I have found using the old Post Office directories that by May 1857 there were 13 boxes installed in Edinburgh. The original 11, plus 1 in Leith and 1 at the Railway Termini on Waverley Bridge.

Amazing! Thanks for letting us know

Royal Mail's website doesn't seem to list this box. Are you able to give a location?

It's a unique kind of postbox called a Ludlow. They were often found at rural post offices, but are hard to spot now

It is a Ludlow for sure, but must be a modern replacement plate

Lovely to see a Type A anonymous postbox!

Nice find, that's a new one for us too! We're also not sure how many there are, but it's probably in the hundreds by now

Sadly only a replica, but looks great.

Contrary to this article, not all of the UK's 115,000 postboxes can be converted. We have only seen one design of pillar box being converted right now, though of course this may be extended to others in the future.