Finally, weeks after my other Post Box posts, (Which are Here) I got to Bawdsey to take a photo of a very special postbox. This is the only known survivor of the Ludlow wall boxes with the cipher of Edward VIII.
Edward VIII was only king for a few months before abdicating so only 161 postboxes of any type with ER VIII were made. Ludlow boxes - named after it's Birmingham manufacturer were made specifically for sub-post offices in rural areas. They started production in 1885 and closed in 1965.
The building this is in is no longer a sub-post office or even a shop. Bawdsey is a small village at the end of the road before the river Deben and is better know for Bawdsey Manor, the home of the development of Radar during WWII.
The Wolf Moon was huge and the sky was clear last night.The photo is taken from my front path, just after 5pm, far enough away from the front door to make the (annoying) security light go off.
I've taken photos of the full moon before when I was at Clay Cottage, and I'd love to know why my camera takes better photos of the moon than it does churches, views or flowers in the back garden!
Lovely photo! The moon looked beautiful here too. The Edward VIII postbox is rather cool. So strange to think of all those companies producing items marking his short reign.
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That is a great picture of the moon. The post box is really interesting. It's such a curious time in British history. It's funny the different traces that get left behind.
ReplyDeleteThe moon was lovely and clear here too, in fact it didn't seem to get dark at all last night as it illuminated the sky so well.
ReplyDeleteI love that post box, anything with Edward VIII on it is rare and therefore pretty special, a real moment in history in fact.
That is a fabulous photo of the moon 😃
ReplyDeleteI would like to see a postbox like that for myself. I know there are one or two in the county, but not in my home town. Arilx
ReplyDeleteSteeping out of the Orc's Workshop into the last of the daylight the Wolf's Moon stood out beautifully against the twilight, lovely to behold but no picture as phone upon charge. We still have one of those big round pillar post boxes in the village, a grand piece it is too.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to look for the Wolf moon so thank you for giving me a glimpse of it in your photo!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen an Edward VIII post box. It was too cloudy here to see the moon last night, but totally clear so it was really bright the night before.
ReplyDeleteThat is very interesting to see! I assume the local municipality knows how rare it is and won't let someone dispose of it accidentally?
ReplyDeleteMost don't think of the expense of a new monarch or administration (new portraits, new mailboxes, new logos). Long ago, my favorite governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis, who later ran for president and lost (although would have been much better than the person who beat him), was given a hard time for having his staff x-out his predecessor's name from stationery until it was all used up. Well, that was obviously a very long time ago when offices still used typewriters! I admired him for not wasting taxpayer funds! Others called him cheap.
Everyone seems to have taken photos of this Wolf Moon - it certainly was spectaculare.
ReplyDeleteSure is a beautiful photo of the moon. x
ReplyDeleteLove the postbox!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great photo of the moon! Unfortunately I didn't get to see it - too cloudy. I have the knack of taking them now but they can be difficult so well done!
The postbox certainly has met and exceeded the test of time. It is quite amazing. The full moon is stunning. The moon light in the forest behind my house trickled through the trees and cast interesting shadows on the forest floor. No coyote hunt thus far. We'll see what happens tonight.
ReplyDeleteEdward VIII, a blip in history, and in our time.
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