Key Words :- letter box

Address :- Riverside/Priory Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Grid Ref :- TL 46233 59126
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.210955 , Long 0.138823
Local Authority :- Cambridge City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Cambridgeshire
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose

Description and History of Site:-
Rare 'anonymous' pillar box, with spikes on the top.

It is thought that this pillar box was originally located near the gasworks - now Newmarket Road Tesco - with spikes on top to deter people using it to climb over the gasworks wall.

(Handyside, 1879)

Further Reading and References:-
Robinson, Martin. 'Rare British Letter Boxes'. Letter Box Study Group, 1988

https://postboxmap.co.uk/postbox/69ad503928d4bf4bcc30757e
https://capturingcambridge.org/barnwell/riverside/spiked-pillar-box/

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Contributor :- Robert Mason - 13 September 2022
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