tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post8941882625075109092..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Martock, SomersetPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-90422963174365663162016-01-13T09:25:26.020+00:002016-01-13T09:25:26.020+00:00Evelyn: Thank you! The Liverpool box is a stunner,...Evelyn: Thank you! The Liverpool box is a stunner, isn't it?Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-75902266755843646912016-01-13T09:24:46.501+00:002016-01-13T09:24:46.501+00:00Judy: Glad you liked it! Keep your eyes open - the...Judy: Glad you liked it! Keep your eyes open - there are other boxes like this scattered around the country, so a special trip may not be necessary!Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-50263312337212154622016-01-13T09:24:01.919+00:002016-01-13T09:24:01.919+00:00Peter: Thank you. That's really interesting. A...Peter: Thank you. That's really interesting. And I'll clearly have to put Jean Young Ferrugia's book on my 'to look out for' list! Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-10213841096261821122016-01-13T06:30:43.944+00:002016-01-13T06:30:43.944+00:00I think of them all I like the Liverpool box the b...I think of them all I like the Liverpool box the best. It looks royal and is just so unique. I learned a bit today. Thanks !<br /> The Castle LadyEvelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120674466504955780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-56766030902628860372016-01-12T16:11:33.455+00:002016-01-12T16:11:33.455+00:00That box is so beautiful and intriguing that it mi...That box is so beautiful and intriguing that it might almost be worth a trip just to see it. <br /><br />But note I did say "almost".<br /><br />Thanks for posting it!JudyBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481961917093120257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-78787638310670296812016-01-12T11:03:06.642+00:002016-01-12T11:03:06.642+00:00I think I may have the answer. The definitive book...I think I may have the answer. The definitive book thus far on the subject is Jean Young Ferrugia's 'The Letter Box' (Centaur 1969). This on Edward VIII boxes:<br /><br />'In the early part of Edward VIII's reign, pending approval of his special cipher, letter boxes made by Messrs.Ludlow were given the obsolete cipher of Edward VII. In 1937, to avoid embarrassment upon the accession of George VI, the enamelled plates on each of the 28 Ludlow boxes that had been made with Edward VIII's cipher were replaced, as unobtrusively as possible, with ones bearing the cipher of the new monarch.'<br /><br />My guess is the Martock example is one that slipped through the net.<br />Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.com