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Postboxes in London

Explore 7991 mapped postboxes in London.

London currently has 7991 mapped postboxes recorded by The Postbox Hunter. The postboxes in London include 12 recorded royal cyphers. The most common is GR, recorded on 2387 postboxes, representing 29.9% of the mapped total. The complete recorded cypher list is: GR (2387), EIIR (2055), EVIIR (789), VR (642), GVIR (548), no (331), EVIIIR (26), crown (11), yes (3), scottish_crown (2), CIIIR (1) and EVIIR;VR (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 6356 mapped examples. The data contains 8 different recorded postbox types. Across the available tagging data, 26 designs and 7 colours are represented. The most frequently recorded colour is Red, appearing on 536 mapped postboxes. This information is generated from the latest postbox location and tagging data available to The Postbox Hunter.

• 7991 mapped postboxes • 12 recorded royal cyphers • Recorded cyphers: GR (2387), EIIR (2055), EVIIR (789), VR (642), GVIR (548), no (331), EVIIIR (26), crown (11), yes (3), scottish_crown (2), CIIIR (1), EVIIR;VR (1) • 8 recorded postbox types • 26 recorded designs • 7 recorded colours • Most common cypher: GR (2387 postboxes) • Most common type: Pillar (6356) • Earliest recognised cypher: VR • Most recent recognised cypher: CIIIR

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Cypher
Type
Design
Colour
place
Notes
GR
-
-
-
East Finchley
GR
pillar
type_c
-
Kingston upon Thames
EIIR
pillar
-
-
Kingston upon Thames
GR
pillar
type_b
-
Walthamstow
GR
pillar
type_b
-
Catford
EVIIR
pillar
type_a
-
Catford
GR
pillar
type_a
-
Barnes
VR
pillar
type_c
-
City of London
EIIR
pillar
type_k
-
Catford
GVIR
pillar
type_a
-
City of London
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