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Postboxes in Dover

Explore 51 mapped postboxes in Dover.

Dover currently has 51 mapped postboxes recorded by The Postbox Hunter. The postboxes in Dover include 6 recorded royal cyphers. The most common is EIIR, recorded on 25 postboxes, representing 49% of the mapped total. The complete recorded cypher list is: EIIR (25), GR (10), GVIR (7), EVIIR (4), VR (4) and no (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 35 mapped examples. The data contains 3 different recorded postbox types. Across the available tagging data, 4 designs and 1 colour are represented. The most frequently recorded colour is Red, appearing on 1 mapped postbox. This information is generated from the latest postbox location and tagging data available to The Postbox Hunter.

• 51 mapped postboxes • 6 recorded royal cyphers • Recorded cyphers: EIIR (25), GR (10), GVIR (7), EVIIR (4), VR (4), no (1) • 3 recorded postbox types • 4 recorded designs • 1 recorded colour • Most common cypher: EIIR (25 postboxes) • Most common type: Pillar (35) • Earliest recognised cypher: VR • Most recent recognised cypher: EIIR

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Cypher
Type
Design
Colour
place
Notes
EIIR
pillar
type_k
-
Dover
GVIR
pillar
type_b
-
River
GR
pillar
type_b
-
Temple Ewell
VR
wall
-
-
Kearsney
| mounting = wall
EIIR
pillar
type_c
-
Dover
EIIR
pillar
type_b
-
Temple Ewell
GVIR
pillar
type_b
-
River
GR
pillar
type_b
-
River
GR
pillar
type_b
red
Dover
GR
pillar
type_b
-
River
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