Raphael post boxes
Postboxes in City of London
Explore 384 mapped postboxes in City of London.
City of London currently has 384 mapped postboxes recorded by The Postbox Hunter. The postboxes in City of London include 8 recorded royal cyphers. The most common is EIIR, recorded on 186 postboxes, representing 48.4% of the mapped total. The complete recorded cypher list is: EIIR (186), VR (57), GR (49), no (41), EVIIR (33), GVIR (15), EVIIIR (1) and EVIIR;VR (1). Among the recognised royal cyphers in the data, VR is the earliest recorded and EIIR is the most recent. The most commonly recorded postbox type is Pillar, with 368 mapped examples. The data contains 2 different recorded postbox types. Across the available tagging data, 12 designs and 3 colours are represented. The most frequently recorded colour is Red, appearing on 20 mapped postboxes. This information is generated from the latest postbox location and tagging data available to The Postbox Hunter.
• 384 mapped postboxes • 8 recorded royal cyphers • Recorded cyphers: EIIR (186), VR (57), GR (49), no (41), EVIIR (33), GVIR (15), EVIIIR (1), EVIIR;VR (1) • 2 recorded postbox types • 12 recorded designs • 3 recorded colours • Most common cypher: EIIR (186 postboxes) • Most common type: Pillar (368) • Earliest recognised cypher: VR • Most recent recognised cypher: EIIR
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Cypher | Type | Design | Colour | place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VR | pillar | type_c | - | City of London | |
GVIR | pillar | type_a | - | City of London | |
VR | pillar | type_c | - | City of London | |
no | pillar | parcel | - | City of London | |
VR | pillar | type_c | - | City of London | |
VR | pillar | type_c | red | City of London | |
VR | pillar | type_c | - | City of London | |
EIIR | pillar | type_c | - | City of London | |
EIIR | pillar | type_c | - | City of London | |
VR | pillar | type_a | - | City of London |