Wherever you go in UK, you will bump on them on every
corner. Can you guess what I have on my mind? Pillar boxes, of course. Postal
pillar boxes are certainly British icon. If you ask anyone who never be in UK
about the things that are unique there, the red pillar box will be on this
list. And they are special in many ways. Their look is unique, they have an
interesting history and represent tradition.
Most traditional British pillar boxes produced after 1905
are made of cast iron and are cylindrical. However, it is possible to see the
hexagonal Penfolds (named after the
architect who designed it, John Penfold), and an oval shape that is used mainly
for the large "double aperture" boxes most often seen in large cities
like London and Dublin. In recent years boxes manufactured in glass-fibre or ABS
plastic and these are for use in indoor locations (shopping malls, supermarkets...).
