Site of first mainland Britain post box

This plaque commemmorates the siting in Botchergate, Carlisle of the first post box in mainland Britain in 1853. The box was made by local iron founders Messrs Abbott & Co. A replica Victorian Pillar Box stands outside the old Town Hall in the Market pla

The first mainland Britain post box was installed in Botchergate, Carlisle, in 1853 and was made by local iron founders Abbott & Co. This site is historically significant as it marks the introduction of the public post box system in England, a key development in the expansion of the postal service under the reforms of Sir Rowland Hill.