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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. 

Please feel free to email me photos of postboxes you've taken or send them to me on Twitter!

Map
Ref
Street
Area
City
Era
Company
Location
Type
HEA001
Stratford Road
Heaton
Newcastle
Queen Victoria
54.978015, -1.58854
Wall mounted postbox
HEA002
Cardigan Terrace
Heaton
Newcastle
Queen Victoria
54.980893, -1.583483
Standalone
HEA003
Jesmond Park East
Heaton
Newcastle
Queen Victoria
54.990575, -1.586517
Wall mounted postbox
HEA004
Heaton Road
Heaton
Newcastle
Queen Victoria
54.985733, -1.582091
Standalone
HEA005
Warwick Street
Heaton
Newcastle
Queen Victoria
54.981174, -1.587945
Wall mounted postbox
HEA006
Third Avenue
Heaton
Newcastle
King Edward VII
54.98254, -1.576642
Wall mounted postbox
JES001
Jesmond Road
Jesmond
Newcastle
Queen Victoria
54.982652, -1.604433
Standalone
JES002
Jesmond Road
Jesmond
Newcastle
Queen Victoria
54.981139, -1.609476
Standalone
JES003
Brandling Park
Jesmond
Newcastle
Queen Victoria
54.984222, -1.61144
Standalone
JES004
Osborne Road
Jesmond
Newcastle
Queen Victoria
54.985874, -1.605363
Wall mounted postbox
JES005
Mistletoe Road
Jesmond
Newcastle
King Edward VII
54.990583, -1.604585
Standalone
JES006
Brentwood Avenue
Jesmond
Newcastle
Queen Victoria
54.9918, -1.60936
Standalone
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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