Engine Inn Road, post box
Engine Inn Road, post box
HER Number
9465
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Engine Inn Road, post box
Place
Howdon
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Communications
Site Type: Broad
Postal System Structure
Site Type: Specific
Post Box
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Victorian post box built into wall of former St. Mary's vicarage (HER 7360). Roadside wall boxes were introduced from 1857 as a cheaper alternative to pillar boxes. LOCAL LIST
Easting
431740
Northing
567720
Grid Reference
NZ431740567720
Sources
North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)