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Whats New and Coming soon - June & July 2026
@everyone The end of June and July has already been a busy month on PostboxMap. Here is what is new, what is in beta now, and what is coming next. We have been building Field Mode for spotters who...
Discussion: Hertha Ayrton Way, Portsmouth
Added photos from street view 1 from 2015 includes wall box, and 1 from 2024 which shows wall box not there
Discussion: The Triangle, Bournemouth
Is this pillar box being converted to a digital box?
Help please
Spotted this box today (corner of Shrewsbury Road and Chapel Close, Bomere Heath, Shropshire SY4 3PE). I can't find any pictures of a pillar box with these features. Notably the letterbox style...
Discussion: Harroway, Hurstbourne Priors
Looking at the street view photo from 2011 it was either a wagon or hovis type lamp box, can anyone recognise which?
Post boxes in garage forecourts and TG Jones/WH Smith
I haven't uploaded yet, but in my local TG Jones we have a rather bland looking box which doesn't fit any category I can find listed on here. I have also seen one at a filling station in Gomshall,...
Discussion
This postbox is no longer in use and the picture that has been accepted is not the box in Hanover Buildings, Southampton. The postbox is at the top of a slope by a road. Hope this helps.
Post box thefts in England and Wales
Two people charged with historic post box thefts in Cheshire | ITV News Granada https://share.google/ailkKMmi8TqDMt5l0
What is it
I'm new to this, can you help on form, type etc It's at Leigh Road, Andover
Discussion: B935, Forgandenny
Out of Service photo showing cover installed over mail slot
Anti Climb Paint
Seems to be painted with anti-climb paint.
Geraint Thomas
Gold Postbox, Cardiff Castle Royal Mail celebrated every gold medal won by a British athlete during the London 2012 Olympic Games by repainting one of their iconic red pillar boxes gold for each...
Sarah Storey
2012 Paralympic Games – Sarah Storey – Cycling – Women’s road time trial C5