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	History of British Letter Boxes - Part 1
		One such letter box which was originally in the wall of the Wakefield Post Office has the date 1809 on it and is probably the oldest British letter box still in existence.
		A pillar box from 1856 at Framlingham, Suffolk
		Between 1866 and 1879 the hexagonal Penfold became the standard design for pillar boxes and it was during this period that red was first adopted as the standard colour.
	www.wicks.org /pulp/part1.html (641 words)

	Pillar box (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The pillar box effect occurs in widescreen video displays when fl bars (mattes or masking) are placed on the sides of the image.
		Pillar boxing is the vertical equivalent of letterboxing and is sometimes called windowboxing.
		Its name is derived from its resemblance to pillar box-style mailboxes used in the UK and the Commonwealth of Nations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pillar_box_(film) (177 words)

	Pillar box - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pillar boxes have been in use since 1855, only 15 years after the introduction of the first penny post.
		Post may also be deposited in wall boxes, which serve the same purpose as pillar boxes but are attached to or set into a wall.
		Although the design for pillar boxes was standardised in 1859 to something similar to the current design (a cylinder with a horizontal slit), the earliest ones were more experimental, including octagonal pillars or fluted columns, vertical slits instead of horizontal ones, and other unusual features.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pillar_box (420 words)

	pillar boxes
		Pillar boxes, wall boxes and lamp boxes, in their traditional red livery, have been a part of everyday life for over a hundred years and many of those still in use today are over century old
		All of the pillar boxes in the Alcester district are of the reigns of George V, George VI or Elizabeth II.
		Lamp boxes were first used in 1897, based on the U.S.A's pattern and were intended to be used where there was not a convenient wall or where the volume of postings did not justify a wall box.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/square/fk26/localpast/96su/pillar.htm (701 words)

	in-box - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Common box is native to southern Europe and parts of Asia.
		Box Elder, common name for a small tree of the same genus as the maple.
		Box Turtle, common name for a genus of turtles in the family of freshwater and wood turtles.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /in-box.html (137 words)

	RTE News - Document may explain origin of Nelson's pillar box
		Historians at the National Museum have discovered a document which may explain the origins of a box that was found by archaeologists excavating the site of Nelson's pillar.
		They say the document refers to the burial of a box with a brass plate in the foundations of the pillar on O'Connell St. The brass plate listed the committee of city merchants who financed the pillar.
		What was believed to be a box, measuring about two foot by sixteen inches, is embedded in a block of granite.
	www.rte.ie /news/2001/1004/capsule.html (265 words)

	pillar box@Everything2.com
		They are best known for their use by the UK's Royal Mail, although pillar boxes of various sorts can be found in any number of other countries around the word, from Spain to China.
		The first English pillar boxes appeared in 1852 on the island of Guernsey; there were plenty of people wanting to send letters, but no post office.
		Pillar boxes have also traditionally had either the royal cipher or the Latin initials of the current ruler on them, usually painted on in gold.
	everything2.com /index.pl?node_id=814067 (440 words)

	The British Postal Museum & Archive - Letter boxes
		The collection illustrates other significant changes to the standardised pillar box, with the reversion to the cylindrical shape in 1879 and the introduction of the double aperture box in 1899.
		The collection has examples of the famous ‘Ludlow’ wall box, which was manufactured from 1885 for sub post offices around the country and are distinctive due to their enamel plate fitted to the front.
		Lamp boxes are the particular small type of letter box originally bolted to existing lamp posts (or now more typically to telegraph poles). Our collection of lamp boxes spans the reigns of different monarchs and includes one of the earliest and rarest Victorian lamp boxes from around 1896.
	www.postalheritage.org.uk /collections/museum/letterboxes (426 words)

	StampPrinters.info: Letter Box Histories
		Modern letter boxes are of the wall box type in sheet steel and are enamelled red.
		A large box for parcels is accessible to all box holders and mail for collection may be left at the CMB.
		Special posting boxes with big red arrows on them on a white background are used for this special class of mail.
	www.stampprinters.info /SPI_LB_histories.htm (2203 words)

	Red post boxes, red post box, original red post boxes, English Post boxes
		Pillar Boxes are the most recognisable, cylinders, sunk into the ground with a round dome.
		Lamp Boxes are smaller and are fixed to posts or telegraph poles, usually in rural areas.
		There are many variations of post box, one difference is the cipher on the front that identifies the reigning monarch.
	www.unicornkiosks.com /post-boxes.html (442 words)

	News from Pillar Box Records
		Pillar Box Records will be out in force to support this year's Leam'n'Aid festival in Leamington Spa.
		Pillar Box Records have announced their sponsorship of the 2007 University of Warwick Battle of the Bands.
		The first Pillar Box Records podcast was launched today to a packed crowd at Nomi Art in Leamington.
	www.pillarboxrecords.com /news (915 words)

	Horton Brasses Inc. \| Clock, Box, & Mirror Hardware
		To complete your project, we have cast brass pillar bases, column corners, specialty hinges and keyhole escutcheons.
		Our clock, box, and mirror hardware is made from solid brass and in stock at all times.
		These box feet and corners are sold individually and in 4 packs.
	www.horton-brasses.com /products/clockboxmirror (369 words)

	Historic Wavertree, Liverpool - The First National Standard Pillar-box
		This box was installed here as long ago as 1865: the date and the maker's name - Cochrane Grove and Co of Dudley - are cast in metal near the base.
		It is one of the few surviving examples of the so-called First National Standard type of box, a design that was introduced in 1859 but quickly superseded owing to the fact that rainwater could so easily enter the slot.
		The stone pillar was one of a pair which, in the nineteenth century, supported gates facing across to the end of Sandown Lane, while the house was the gatekeeper's lodge.
	www.dhwav.btinternet.co.uk /page42.html (382 words)

	View the Highlights
		The boxes are beautifully drawn and the miniture sheet also gives you thumbnail sketches of the various ciphers in use.
		The boxes include the Ashworth PB1 now in the Collins Barracks outstation of the National Museum of Ireland, a large wall box with SE door (Saorstat Eireann / Irish Free State), a "C" type box with P7T cipher and the small Penfold in green from Bray, Co Wicklow.
		Sadly, the fact they have the oldest working pillar box in the world did not inspire them to commemorate the 150th anniversary of its siting with a matching low value set.
	www.shortal.com /kitmaster-bloke/Stamps.html (1168 words)

	UK Goodies -- Sending You A Piece of Britain... Abroad: Products & Services (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Made from impact resistant cast iron, this post box design was first introduced in 1899 and was installed in large town and city centres until the mid 1960's.
		Pillar boxes have a long life span, and many of the early boxes are still in use today, more than 100 years on.
		These post boxes are painstakingly hand cast and finished by the sole manufacturer of post boxes for the Royal Mail, for whom UK Goodies is an authorized worldwide Representative.
	www.ukgoodies.com /products.php?id=24 (424 words)

	History of British Letter Boxes- Part 2
		Pillar boxes for airmail letters were introduced in London in 1930.
		Originally these were simply a type 'B' box painted blue with an oval sign saying AIR MAIL placed on top, but from 1932 they were produced with a double collection plate, one for collection times and one for air mail postage rates.
		During the short reign of Edward VIII in 1936 only a relatively small number letter boxes were made, with the larger type 'A' pillar box being much rarer than than the narrower type 'B'.
	www.wicks.org /pulp/part2.html (384 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Campaign to preserve red post boxes
		The red pillar box is to be recognised as a national treasure with an English Heritage and Royal Mail initiative to preserve it.
		The campaign, which coincides with the 150th anniversary of the first post box, aims to ensure they cannot be demolished.
		The boxes will also be painted at least every three years, fly-posting and graffiti will be removed and damage repaired.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2294797.stm (325 words)

	Irish Philatelic Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I've long had an interest in post boxes, and I have to confess that to me a post box is more than a hole into which you drop the odd letter and the odd bundle of Christmas cards.
		Ripped out by progress, the pillar box is being replaced by what can only be described as a huge iced lolly on a stick, green livery of course, but as shapelessly modern as the pillar box was strikingly historic.
		The collection of stamps just published shows four of the older boxes still in use; a tall square free-standing box, with a crown on top, one with SE (Saorstat Eireann) on the door, a fat double pillar box from the turn of the century and a hexagonal pillar box from 130 years ago.
	www.eirephilatelicassoc.org /ipn/ipnvol1/IPNv1n4.html (1969 words)

	Cork'd \| Wine Reviews for Pillar Box Red 2005
		I accidentally walked by the Pillar Box while it was aerating in my decanter of choice - a plastic juice pitcher - and almost got woozy just inhaling from 5 feet away.
		Now I have to say that my first reaction was not great: there's a lot of oak on the nose, and the finish is pure oak with a serious tannin pucker that leaves you walking around the house with your cheeks sucked in like a fish.
		However, on the palate the Pillar Red is spectacular: like putting every Skittle flavor in your mouth at the sime time while gargling consecutive shots of fruit jam.
	corkd.com /wine/view/14693-Pillar_Box_Red_2005 (749 words)

	Stamp Whys - The Japanese "Pillar Box"
		Pillar mailboxes were in use in Japan as early as 1872 but were available only in fl until 1934, when the red boxes came into vogue.
		The Japanese debt to the venerable British pillar box, which made its debut in 1852, is clear.
		The real question is whether the pillar box on this stamp is the Round Postal Mail Box Number 1 introduced in Japan in 1945, or the earlier Round Postal Mail Box With Eaves dating from 1934.
	www.themysterybox.com /StampWhys/japan/why2.html (227 words)

	PostLynx - post boxes pillar
		standing box where mail is deposited to be collected by the Post and forwarded to the adressee.
		The PostPillar of United Kingdom is still in use in UK and many former British colonies.
		For your office, garden, museum or as a private safe box in your bedroom.
	www.postlynx.com /post-boxes-pillar.asp (127 words)

	Online Dictionary for French English, Spanish English, Italian English, and more.
		A fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition." 2.
		A prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"; SYN: mainstay.
		From one place or situation to another; "we were driven from pillar to post"; SYN: hither and thither.
	www.ultralingua.net /?service=ee&text=pillar (148 words)

	Gargoyle Pillar Box
		Ritual boxes can be used on the altar or as decoration for holding your tarot cards, jewelry, ritual items, incense, powders, or whatever else you might need to protect.
		Ritual boxes are available in a variet of shapes, sizes and colors.
		These fierce creatures were originally designed as rain spouts on medieval cathedrals, their images sprung from pagan goblin-lore.
	www.abaxion.com /abx727.htm (72 words)

	2006 Henry's Drive Pillar Box Red Padthaway (Shiraz-Cabernet-Merlot)
		91 points Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate: "The 2006 Pillar Box Red is 50% Shiraz, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 8% Merlot aged in a mix of used French and American oak.
		Pillar Box has a powerful pedigree; fruit sourced from Henry’s Drive and winemaking consultation from the renowned Chris Ringland." (10/07) Due to the weak American dollar, this wine has gone up in price and we were selling it for $9.99, which is still an amazing value.
		The 2006 Henry's Drive Pillar Box Red Padthaway (Shiraz-Cabernet-Merlot) (sku #1032745) you have chosen is in stock, and has inventory in our warehouse and one or more stores.
	www.klwines.com /detail.asp?sku=1032745 (746 words)

	Pillar Box Red 2006
		The tannins are full yet soft and supple, combined with the gentle acidity to produce a lingering harmonious finish.
		Wine Advocate The 2006 Pillar Box Red is 50% Shiraz, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 8% Merlot aged in a mix of used French and American oak.
		Pillar Box has a powerful pedigree; fruit sourced from Henry’s Drive and winemaking consultation from the renowned Chris Ringland Score: 91.
	www.argonautliquor.com /200163 (170 words)

	Pillar Box White 2006
		Whilst red is the Pillar Box colour de rigueur around the world, variations to this standard do exist.
		One of the more interesting examples is that of White Pillar Boxes, so painted during the wartime “Black out” in England to stop pedestrians bumping into them at night.
		Pillar Box White is straw yellow with a green tinge.
	www.quintessentialwines.com /quintessential/catalog/view_product.jsp?product_id=1195&cat_id=1086 (230 words)

	pillar box definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
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	Leamington and Warwick's artist friendly record label providing recording services and web sites for bands
		Pillar Box were there looking after sound on the acoustic stage, and number of the sets were recorded.
		Pillar Box are doing their bit by providing the PA and sound engineer for the acoustic stage at the annual event.
		The tracks were engineered and mastered by Pillar Box Records and are a clear progression from the first Circle 3 album ‘Phases’.
	pillarboxrecords.com (942 words)

	A history of the British post box (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1853 the first pillar box on the mainland was erected at Botchergate, Carlisle; During the next four years each District Surveyor chose his own design and manufacturer of pillar boxes;
		Improved standard wall box; Made by Smith & Hawkes this wall box had a better portch over the aperature; These boxes were introduced to rural communities whose inhabitants had previously had to wait at the roadside- in all weathers- for the arrival of the PO messenger;
		Lamp Letter Box; Residents in London's squares were campaigning for posting facilities within their squares, and so these small boxes began to be attached to lamp posts since walls were not often available for use; Later lamp boxes began to be fitted in rural areas;
	www.glencall.co.uk /1gi/history-of-the-post-box.html (695 words)

	Terms and Conditions - The Pillar Box - VW Gifts for the Volkswagen Enthusiast
		For the avoidance of doubt, The Pillar Box does not limit its liability for death or personal injury to the extent only that it arises as a result of the negligence of The Pillar Box, its affiliates, directors, employees or other representatives.
		The Pillar Box is the trading name of Paul Stock and Nicola Vale, The Pillarbox, Lower Concourse, The Peacocks centre, Woking, Surrey, Gu21 6gb, UK.
		The Pillar Box shall not be liable for any consequential customer loss whether this arises from a breach of duty in contract or in any other way.
	www.thepillarbox.co.uk /index.php?page_id=10001 (678 words)

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