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Postboxes in Reading

Explore 210 mapped postboxes in Reading.

Reading currently has 210 mapped postboxes recorded by The Postbox Hunter. The postboxes in Reading include 6 recorded royal cyphers. The most common is EIIR, recorded on 119 postboxes, representing 56.7% of the mapped total. The complete recorded cypher list is: EIIR (119), GR (31), GVIR (12), EVIIR (6), VR (2) 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 92 mapped examples. The data contains 5 different recorded postbox types. Across the available tagging data, 8 designs and 1 colour are represented. The most frequently recorded colour is Red, appearing on 3 mapped postboxes. This information is generated from the latest postbox location and tagging data available to The Postbox Hunter.

• 210 mapped postboxes • 6 recorded royal cyphers • Recorded cyphers: EIIR (119), GR (31), GVIR (12), EVIIR (6), VR (2), no (1) • 5 recorded postbox types • 8 recorded designs • 1 recorded colour • Most common cypher: EIIR (119 postboxes) • Most common type: Pillar (92) • Earliest recognised cypher: VR • Most recent recognised cypher: EIIR

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Cypher
Type
Design
Colour
place
Notes
EIIR
pillar
type_a
-
Reading
EIIR
pillar
-
-
Woodley
EIIR
lamp
-
-
Woodley
| mounting = concrete_post
EIIR
lamp
-
-
Woodley
GR
pillar
type_b
-
Woodley
EIIR
pillar
type_b
-
Woodley
EIIR
pillar
type_k
-
Reading
EIIR
pillar
type_b
-
Reading
EIIR
pillar
type_b
-
Reading
EIIR
wall
small
-
Woodley
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