Pillar box; post box; letter box; mail box…. whatever you call them, in Britain they are painted red. Originally in the 1800s they were green, but red was chosen later so they would be easily seen. Here, we have two types of mail box – the box that is fitted into a wall and the freestanding pillar or cylindrical “box” that stands on the edge of a pavement/sidewalk.
How long they will stay gold I have no idea but they will eventually be repainted in their usual red (with black base).
Apparently when it was first painted – when I was still down at Colin’s, loads of people were getting their photographs taken with it! The novelty has worn off now so I was able to capture the box in its new livery without anyone hanging around!
Just a quickie entry today.
Talk again soon.
7 comments:
What a happy idea!
[Valerie, NZ]
When we were in Ireland, they were all green. Here in Oz they are red and white, but not many left now on the streets. More and more email users.
Hey maybe we should get silver or bronze ones!
We were Olympics crazy here in Kansas, so what a fun fact to know!
Yes, I remember the green phone kiosks as well! I remember the red and white boxes in Oz too! I'm not sure if they are cutting back on boxes here. Maybe collections from our boxes are less frequent, as I for one hardly ever use a post box now, and I won't be alone.
Apparently we are the first country in Europe to paint post boxes for our Olympic gold medal winners. I wonder if anyone else does it! Anyway I hope we don't end up with multicoloured boxes for this, that and the other achievements, but I hope they continue the idea for the paralympic gold medal winners.
It IS quite a fun and happy thing to do, isn't it? Hard to get used to seeing a gold pillarbox though!!It's growing on me now but I didn't like it when I first saw it! Love the idea behind it though!
Thanks Valerie and Mary Ann. Hope you enjoyed the Olympics from London!
I hope it's still gold by the time I eventually make it to Peebles!
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