Information for record number MWA2199:
Victorian Postbox at Bridge End, Warwick

Summary A Victorian cast iron post box from the Imperial period, set in a wall at the west end of Bridge End, Warwick.
What Is It?  
Type: Post Box
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
Source Number  

1 There is a Victorian wall letter box in the wall of Park House, Bridge End. It is a wall box type C (Small) cast by W T Allen and Co of London, 1881-1904.
2 Letter about a possible threat to the box.
 
Sources

Source No: 2
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Letter box at Bridge End
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1971
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: The Letter Box
Author/originator: Farrugia J Y
Date: 1969
Page Number: 83
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument LETTER BOX * A box in which letters are deposited on delivery. back
monument POST BOX * A box in which letters are posted or deposited for dispatch. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument WALL BOX * A post box mounted in, or on, a wall. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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