Edwardian parking meters??
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:00 am
What are these things by the edge of the road which look like parking meters? They are red, postalheritage.org.uk says
"In 1897, to answer the demand for more convenient posting facilities for London squares (around which were the houses of some of London’s more influential residents), small boxes were designed. The boxes, made to attach to existing lamp posts, and big enough only to hold small letters, soon began appearing in low volume areas around the country (and disappeared from the London squares)." but these look impractically small for a public road.
http://rthcards.co.uk/images/Kew%20Gard ... 207562.jpg
http://rthcards.co.uk/images/Castlenau% ... k%20id.jpg
"In 1897, to answer the demand for more convenient posting facilities for London squares (around which were the houses of some of London’s more influential residents), small boxes were designed. The boxes, made to attach to existing lamp posts, and big enough only to hold small letters, soon began appearing in low volume areas around the country (and disappeared from the London squares)." but these look impractically small for a public road.
http://rthcards.co.uk/images/Kew%20Gard ... 207562.jpg
http://rthcards.co.uk/images/Castlenau% ... k%20id.jpg