
Raphael post boxes
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 |
