tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post3136417518948955104..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: LiverpoolPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-35487291211508145142015-07-17T21:34:13.210+01:002015-07-17T21:34:13.210+01:00Glad that Walthamstow still has its Penfold. The o...Glad that Walthamstow still has its Penfold. The octagonal boxes are very elegant in my opinion. Cheltenham, not far from where I live, has eight of the twenty Penfolds that survive on England's streets. I really MUST photograph them. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-22750285154380778012015-07-17T21:09:45.105+01:002015-07-17T21:09:45.105+01:00I happy that the existing boxes will be preserved....I happy that the existing boxes will be preserved. There is a lovely octagonal 'Penfold' pillar box from 1869 in Walthamstow Village. It's not in use but is Grade II listed. <br />However, the Liverpool example is a thing of beauty (and nostalgia).<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s fabulous Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-64563018995778152552015-07-16T20:09:02.986+01:002015-07-16T20:09:02.986+01:00Joseph: The synthesized 'whoosh' that my M...Joseph: The synthesized 'whoosh' that my Mac produces when I press 'send' and an email departs on its way is perhaps an attempt at an equivalent for the flop of the letter as it falls into the box. But it's no substitute: the sound a letter makes can vary quite a bit, depending on its weight and how full the box is. An example of the unpredictability of the real world.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-10591570498004893552015-07-16T20:02:12.727+01:002015-07-16T20:02:12.727+01:00Hels: Yes. Trollope was the pioneer of public lett...Hels: Yes. Trollope was the pioneer of public letter boxes. We owe the concept to him, I think, although the designs of the boxes have evolved, and are different in different places around the world.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-4568536683806375342015-07-16T17:11:57.753+01:002015-07-16T17:11:57.753+01:00I am always writing letters, partly for the pleasu...I am always writing letters, partly for the pleasure of posting them in the little post box at the end of our street. There is something satisfying about hearing them flop into their position to begin their journey to their destination. Much more therapeutic than sending an e-mail. Joseph Biddulph (Publisher)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655472675410890012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-13903520243158922942015-07-16T12:46:58.048+01:002015-07-16T12:46:58.048+01:00My absolutely favourite author (Anthony Trollope) ...My absolutely favourite author (Anthony Trollope) worked in the post office and it was him who recommended and designed the first letter box. Probably people had tried them before Trollope, but certainly his contribution was in 1854, in the Channel Islands. Not long after, his design was spread to London and other places. I am not sure I would have liked Trollope's sage green and a ball on top; your red Liverpool example is much more familiar.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-62411230895965484522015-07-15T10:32:31.538+01:002015-07-15T10:32:31.538+01:00I like it, shame there are not more aroundI like it, shame there are not more aroundBilly Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.com