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The Postbox Project is an initiative to map the North East's pre-1907 postboxes both removed and still in place. Postboxes help us gain a deeper understanding of the city's social fabric, while providing insight into the great sweeping change the area has undertaken in the past century.
We have also started this project thanks to the growing interest in postboxes. We encourage anyone interested to send us photos of the iterations they've spotted so we can build a catalogue of the trusty boxes still serving the city.
Map
Ref | Street | Area | City | Era | Company | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BEN004 | Adelaide Terrace | Benwell | Newcastle | King Edward VII | 54.969843, -1.65539 | Standalone | |
BEN005 | Brighton Grove | Benwell | Newcastle | Queen Victoria | 54.979525, -1.640532 | Standalone | |
BYK001 | Glasshouse Street | Byker | Newcastle | Queen Victoria | 54.966052, -1.57741 | ||
BYK002 | Walker Road | Byker | Newcastle | Queen Victoria | 54.9666099421147, -1.56546115683998 | Wall mounted postbox | |
BYK003 | Heaton Station | Byker | Newcastle | Queen Victoria | 54.979647, -1.581977 | Wall mounted postbox | |
BYK004 | Byker Bank | Byker | Newcastle | Queen Victoria | 54.974165, -1.589379 | Wall mounted postbox | |
BYK005 | Walker Road | Byker | Newcastle | Queen Victoria | 54.969713, -1.582221 | Standalone | |
BYK006 | Walker Road | Byker | Newcastle | Queen Victoria | 54.968645, -1.574483 | Wall mounted postbox | |
BYK007 | Chambers Street | Byker | Newcastle | Queen Victoria | 54.974364, -1.574397 | Wall mounted postbox | |
BYK008 | Robinson Street | Byker | Newcastle | Queen Victoria | 54.977549, -1.576899 | Wall mounted postbox | |
BYK009 | Bamborough Street | Byker | Newcastle | Queen Victoria | 54.977305, -1.574182 | Wall mounted postbox | |
ELS001 | Scotswood Road | Elswick | Newcastle | Queen Victoria | 54.962703, -1.643092 | Wall mounted postbox |
List
See the gallery below of existing historic postboxes from the region, many kindly submitted!
Background image: Denton Post Office, 1900. Source: Newcastle Libraries
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