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Postboxes in Brighton and Hove

Explore 365 mapped postboxes in Brighton and Hove.

Brighton and Hove currently has 365 mapped postboxes recorded by The Postbox Hunter. The postboxes in Brighton and Hove include 8 recorded royal cyphers. The most common is EIIR, recorded on 142 postboxes, representing 38.9% of the mapped total. The complete recorded cypher list is: EIIR (142), GR (86), GVIR (39), VR (30), EVIIR (26), no (10), CIIIR (1) and EVIIIR (1). Among the recognised royal cyphers in the data, VR is the earliest recorded and CIIIR is the most recent. The most commonly recorded postbox type is Pillar, with 259 mapped examples. The data contains 4 different recorded postbox types. Across the available tagging data, 10 designs and 1 colour are represented. The most frequently recorded colour is Red, appearing on 2 mapped postboxes. This information is generated from the latest postbox location and tagging data available to The Postbox Hunter.

• 365 mapped postboxes • 8 recorded royal cyphers • Recorded cyphers: EIIR (142), GR (86), GVIR (39), VR (30), EVIIR (26), no (10), CIIIR (1), EVIIIR (1) • 4 recorded postbox types • 10 recorded designs • 1 recorded colour • Most common cypher: EIIR (142 postboxes) • Most common type: Pillar (259) • Earliest recognised cypher: VR • Most recent recognised cypher: CIIIR

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Cypher
Type
Design
Colour
place
Notes
VR
pillar
-
-
Hove
EIIR
-
-
-
Hove
EIIR
pillar
type_a
-
Hove
EIIR
-
-
-
Hove
GR
pillar
type_b
-
Hove
EVIIR
pillar
type_b
-
Hove
GR
-
-
-
Hove
EIIR
-
-
-
Hove
EIIR
pillar
-
-
Hove
EIIR
-
-
-
Hove
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