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Latitude: 55.8747 / 55°52'29"N
Longitude: -4.2887 / 4°17'19"W
OS Eastings: 256903
OS Northings: 666987
OS Grid: NS569669
Mapcode National: GBR 0CF.PT
Mapcode Global: WH3P2.3L0Q
Plus Code: 9C7QVPF6+VG
Entry Name: Edward VIII Post Box, Corner Of Great George Street And Cecil Street
Listing Name: Corner of Great George Street and Cecil Street, Edward VIII Post Box
Listing Date: 24 March 2010
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 400453
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB51529
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Corner Of Great George Street And Cecil Street, Edward VIII Post Box
ID on this website: 200400453
Location: Glasgow
County: Glasgow
Town: Glasgow
Electoral Ward: Hillhead
Traditional County: Lanarkshire
Tagged with: Edward VIII pillar box
1936. Columnar pillar box with swept frieze to shallow domed cap, dentilled at rim. Situated at prominent corner site. Red and black painted cast iron. Deep base, shaft with face to E forming door, with cup handle and lock. Rectangular opening above. Door with EVIIIR in raised Gothic script with crown above and POST OFFICE below.
During the 325 days of Edward VIII's reign in 1936, 161 pillar boxes were made and erected throughout Britain. Very few of these are thought to survive intact, as the logo on many was subsequently changed to that of George VI.
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