Got to the meet-up early yesterday so had a wander around the JQ. I came across a few nice examples of mid-19th century metal letter boxes on various buildings. By these I mean letter boxes, letter plates, letter holes or mail slots for receiving incoming mail at a private residence or business (as opposed to pillar boxes for collating outgoing mail).
Sometimes they're positioned in pairs; one either side of the front door. Others are singles. On the whole, most look like they were blocked up years ago. A few carry the business name, albeit indecipherable by over painting, corrosion or being purposely disguised. The examples with names on must have been specially molded for a particular person/business but not all seem to have names. There are minor differences in the designs too, so not all can have been cast from the same mold, although I expect the following 7 examples were probably cast by the same company.
Looking on Google Streetview these boxes aren't generally visible as the camera blocks them out, (probably as it detects names on some or is it because of their shape?).
The folowing little gems in post #1 and #2 are still to be found in the Jewellery Quarter. Viv.
Sometimes they're positioned in pairs; one either side of the front door. Others are singles. On the whole, most look like they were blocked up years ago. A few carry the business name, albeit indecipherable by over painting, corrosion or being purposely disguised. The examples with names on must have been specially molded for a particular person/business but not all seem to have names. There are minor differences in the designs too, so not all can have been cast from the same mold, although I expect the following 7 examples were probably cast by the same company.
Looking on Google Streetview these boxes aren't generally visible as the camera blocks them out, (probably as it detects names on some or is it because of their shape?).
The folowing little gems in post #1 and #2 are still to be found in the Jewellery Quarter. Viv.
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