post box — Haddon Road

The saved source records: Wall-mounted cast-iron postbox, erected c. 1895, with 'VR' royal cipher and 'Post Office' in raised lettering to hood.

The short source does not safely name the people, events or traditions tied to this exact point. A famous nearby story is not attached without evidence that it belongs here.

The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.

The saved source records: Wall-mounted cast-iron postbox, erected c. 1895, with 'VR' royal cipher and 'Post Office' in raised lettering to hood.

post box — Haddon Road matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: Located in a residential suburban area, this attractive piece of street furniture remains in active use. The raised royal cipher, VR for Queen Victoria (Victoria Regina) demonstrates the decorative detailing which was incorporating into mass-produced ironwork at the time of its casting, and enlivens an otherwise functional object. The cipher, the design of the box, and the maker's mark of W.T. Allen of London date this wall-mounted box to between 1887 and 1901. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.