John Oram's photos with the keyword: Post Box

Gold post box at Harlow Delivery Office, celebrating cyclist Laura Trott, a gold medal winner in Women's Team Pursuit at the 2012 London Olympics. 200_4_P1030035

Knitted or crocheted adornments to our post boxes are not new but they are always nice to see. These hedgehogs are in residence at Lester Avenue, Bedhampton. TZ70_P1000187E

Three days before the solstice and a week before midsummer's day, the weather was grey and wet although when I took this picture a belt of rain further south had not quite reached the capital. This strikingly blue post box with its contemporary NHS slogan was outside St Thomas' hospital, London. TZ70_P1000115E

A donation box with a difference at ZSL London Zoo, Regents Park. 200_3_P1110126R

July 2015 saw an end to a long period of inconvenience for customers of Bedhampton Post Office. The G R post box there was damaged in late 2014 and it was initially stated that it would have to be repaired rather than replaced. Months passed with no progress and, eventually, the box was, in fact, replaced with an E II R example which has been re-sited and now has some attractive pots next to it as some small compensation for the many months the site looked like this this . 200_2_P1060150

A very splendid Victorian post box at Alresford station, Mid-Hants Railway. 200_2_P1050705

Blue but loyal. A post box of Guernsey Post in St Peter Port. 200_2_P1040942

Following the 2012 Olympics, post boxes were painted gold in the home towns of British gold medal winners. This example, outside Leeds Art Gallery marks the success of local girl Nicola Adams who won a boxing medal at flyweight. 200_2_P1040372

It is more than a month since my previous picture of the damaged post box at Bedhampton Post Office. With no sign of replacement or repair, the forlorn structure has been wrapped for most of the time since 16 November in a mail bag and stripy tape. I would like to have seen far speedier remedial action. 200_2_P1020103

The post box at Bedhampton Post Office was extravagantly wrapped in duct tape (see previous picture). Closer examination revealed damage to the lower left door but it was not immediately obvious why they could not simply use one of those slot-blockers seen during industrial action. This GR box would be 80-100 years old and is, perhaps, now brittle. There was no notice of explanation or indicating a plan for repair or replacement. 200_2_P1010924

The post box at Bedhampton Post Office was extravagantly wrapped in duct tape. Closer examination revealed damage to the lower left door (see next picture) but it was not immediately obvious why they could not simply use one of those slot-blockers seen during industrial action. This GR box would be 80-100 years old and is, perhaps, now brittle. There was no notice of explanation or indicating a plan for repair or replacement. 200_2_P1010919