White plaque № 31481

This white commemorative plaque records: This Victorian post box was cast during the period 1881 - 1901 by W. T. Allen & Co London at their Sherwood foundry in Mansfield and was formerly sited at the docks post office in Commercial Rd. The office was closed in 1916 and the post box was withdrawn from service on the 9th April 1902 Recorded plaque organisation: Regiments of Gloucestershire.

This Victorian post box represents the postal infrastructure development during Queen Victoria's reign, highlighting the efficiency and expansion of communication networks in late 19th-century Britain. W. T. Allen & Co., its manufacturer, was a significant contributor to this era’s postal innovations.