Liverpool Special Pillar Box, Salthouse Quay, Liverpool
Notes
This is a Liverpool Special Pillar Box, a rare and historic post box manufactured in 1863. It is the last remaining working box of only seven or nine originally made for Liverpool to handle high volumes of mail, including newspapers.
Postbox details
- Reign / Cipher
- Queen Victoria3 contributors agree
- Form
- Pillar Box3 contributors agree
- Pattern
- Liverpool Special
- Design variant / Subtype
- Liverpool Special
- Manufacturer
- Cochrane
- Status
- Operational
- Finish
- Standard Red
- Added By
- DM
- Created
- 28/02/2026
- Updated
- 03/07/2026
- Date in service
- 1863
- Reg No
- L3 13D
- PostboxMap ID
- Designation code
- -
- Grid reference
- SJ 34247 89659
- Road
- Salthouse Quay
- Location (from coordinates)
- Liverpool, Liverpool City Region, United Kingdom
Coordinates
53.399647,-2.990368
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Permanent link: https://postboxmap.co.uk/postbox/69a345319433c9945255a601
PostboxMap.co.uk. "Liverpool Special Pillar Box, Salthouse Quay, Liverpool (Queen Victoria, Pillar Box, Liverpool)." https://postboxmap.co.uk/postbox/69a345319433c9945255a601. Accessed 20 July 2026.