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Postboxes in Exeter

Explore 169 mapped postboxes in Exeter.

Exeter currently has 169 mapped postboxes recorded by The Postbox Hunter. The postboxes in Exeter include 7 recorded royal cyphers. The most common is EIIR, recorded on 101 postboxes, representing 59.8% of the mapped total. The complete recorded cypher list is: EIIR (101), GR (32), GVIR (9), no (7), VR (7), EVIIR (6) and EVIIIR (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 80 mapped examples. The data contains 4 different recorded postbox types. Across the available tagging data, 11 designs and 1 colour are represented. The most frequently recorded colour is Red, appearing on 5 mapped postboxes. This information is generated from the latest postbox location and tagging data available to The Postbox Hunter.

• 169 mapped postboxes • 7 recorded royal cyphers • Recorded cyphers: EIIR (101), GR (32), GVIR (9), no (7), VR (7), EVIIR (6), EVIIIR (1) • 4 recorded postbox types • 11 recorded designs • 1 recorded colour • Most common cypher: EIIR (101 postboxes) • Most common type: Pillar (80) • Earliest recognised cypher: VR • Most recent recognised cypher: EIIR

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Cypher
Type
Design
Colour
place
Notes
EIIR
pillar
type_a
-
Exminster
EIIR
-
-
-
Clyst St Mary
GR
-
-
-
Exeter
EIIR
-
-
-
Exeter
EIIR
wall
small
-
Exeter
EIIR
pillar
type_k
-
Exeter
EIIR
-
-
-
Clyst St Mary
EIIR
pillar
-
-
Exminster
EIIR
wall
-
-
West Clyst
EIIR
lamp
-
-
Clyst St Mary
| mounting = pier
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