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Preamble
Pillar boxes started to appear from the 1850’s and we have one of these early
constructibns left. Some late Victorian wall boxes still remain but those of Edward VII
and George V are rare. Being a rural area, the telephone was relatively late in appearing;
whereas Stratford had telephones in 1900, this area had to wait until about 1913.
N.B. O.S. = U.K. Ordnance Survey Map Reference
Post Boxes
| Ref | Location | O.S. | Notes |
| A 29 | Alcester | SP 083591 | Victorian box on wall of farm
buildings attached to "Moat House"; disappeared with destruction of buildings
before 1960.
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| A 39 | Alcester | SP 085579 | Pillar box; "GR".
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| 0 177 | Oversley Green | SP 094569 | Victorian box set in wall of
Bridge House, Mill Lane.
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| St 231 | Studley | SP 084645 | Victorian, in wall of College
Lodge.
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| St 234 | Studley | SP 064635 | Victorian, in wall of Studley
Cattery.
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| St 236 | Mappleborough | SP 082662; | on 1886 0rdnance Survey but
disappeared..
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| St 264 | Studley | SP 075635 | Victorian,wall of Holt Manor.
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| St 278 | Spernall Ash | SP 076625 | Pillar box, Victorian,c.1855-l860; hexagonal;domed top with knob; base has "Cochrane,Grove and Co." Type known as "Penfold". |
| Ref | Location | O.S. | Notes |
| A 30 | Alcester | SP 091575 | Was top floor of old Post Office
in Church Street;now solicitor’s office;no remains; exchange thought to date from
c.1913.
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| St 280 | Studley | SP 073638 | Present newsagent’s in Alcester Road exchange till late 1940’s; no remains |
Gazetteer Index
Additional Information
Postmark history of Alcester and
District
The Postal history of Alcester and Great Alne