Victorian Style, Windsor England.

Can you imagine how excited I became on seeing a green one?

This one is situated immediately adjacent to the Guildhall in Windsor,  Green was adopted as the standard colour for the early Victorian post boxes.

Victoria: 1837-1901

This one is not in use.

Windsor, England

Not a great photo by any means, but this is when the fascination really started to set in while I was in the UK.

Saw this while riding around Windsor in the open air 

hop on hop off bus, so I raced to the other side of the bus to capture it, hence poor quality.

 Windsor was a real eye opener to me for the different styles of Pillar Boxes, I will show more over time.

I do have more Sydney ones to share, but be patient, in due time...


Victoria: Vertical Slot

This style was designed in 1856, 15 years after postage stamps. 
Due to people walking into the original colour of green the pillar box colour changed to red.

Cumberland Street

Located on Cumberland Street near the Glenmore Hotel.

In 1831 Sydney saw its first street posting boxes and the postmen were issued with a uniform of a red coat and black top hat.

Lower Fort Street

Located on Lower Fort Street near Cumberland Street The Rocks.

In 1828 Australia's first postman commenced deliveries in Sydney. The mail was transported on horseback or coach from Sydney to areas including Penrith, Parramatta, Liverpool, Windsor, Campbelltown, Newcastle and Bathurst.

Hickson Road

Located on Hickson Road The Rocks.


Australia Post's first postmaster, Isaac Nichols, was appointed in 1809. He worked from his home in Australia's first post office in Circular Quay, Sydney. Not far from where this photo was taken.

Balmain

Located outside Balmain Court House on Darling Street Balmain.

Summer Hill, Sydney

Located on Sloane Street and Grosnevor Cres.

Initially these boxes were manufactured by Robert Bubb and Son of Pyrmont.