Installation
The box was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire alongside local school children, with a commemorative plaque fitted to the rear. A small but significant piece of postal history.
High Street, Cambourne
Rare
Notes
The first postbox in the UK bearing the King Charles III cypher was unveiled on July 12, 2024, on High Street in Great Cambourne, Cambridgeshire. Located near 5 High Street, CB23 6JX (outside Greens Coffee Shop), this new, red pillar box features the "C II R" cypher and a Tudor Crown, marking a 170-year-old royal tradition. Imported Colin National directory #65
Postbox details
- Reign / Cipher
- King Charles III
- Form
- Pillar Box
- Design variant / Subtype
- Type A
- Manufacturer
- WEC Fabrication
- Status
- Operational
- Finish
- Standard Red
- Added By
- The Post Box Buddies
- Created
- 09/02/2026
- Updated
- 12/07/2026
- Date in service
- 12/07/2024
- Reg No
- CB23 552
- PostboxMap ID
- Designation code
- -
- Grid reference
- TL 32054 59546
- Road
- High Street
- Location (from coordinates)
- Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Coordinates
52.21831,-0.068394
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PostboxMap.co.uk. "High Street, Cambourne (King Charles III, Pillar Box, Cambourne)." https://postboxmap.co.uk/postbox/698a3b78a49766a080c920dc. Accessed 15 July 2026.