Paint it red.

Good to see some skilled local operatives from Royal Mail have been splashing some new Pillar Box Red paint on … More

Take notice?

Do you know – checking back through my photos – l see l first reported this bicycle chain -which has … More

Where’s your postal pride?

I have – in the past – spoken of the ‘plight’ of less-prestigious pillar boxes around the city of Bath. … More

Band aid?

It’s fascinating where one little brown coloured elastic band – dropped in a pedestrian lane in Lower Swainswick – can … More

Seeing red.

I love the Royal Mail. I  recently pointed out the difference in appearance of a Victoria Regina pillar mail box … More

Respect! – for the ‘Penfold Hexagonal’

It is, he said, faded and defaced. It’s little companion coin-in-the-slot stamp dispenser empty and forgotten. This is a ‘GR’ pillar … More

Faded glory

Several Bathonians played important roles in the development of our modern postal system but before l give credit to them … More