DIGITAL
Online
Use your smartphone out and about to follow the GUIDE or view from the comfort of your home. Video tour to be added shortly.
Enjoy a tour around Gosport looking at the variety of post boxes in the town…
The first post box installed in an English town was in 1853. Post boxes became very widespread after that. At first they were painted in many colours, then later mostly green; it is said people complained they couldn’t see them as they blended into background hedges, so around 1874 the first red one appeared.
Post boxes are still out there in the English towns and countryside, providing a letter depository for the community. Some boxes are very old and rare. Some are more modern. Some are replicas of older models.
What are post boxes like in Gosport? You’ll find out about them on this tour created especially for Heritage Open Days.
OPENING TIMES
Please note that this is an Event from 2022
BOOKING DETAILS
No booking required
ACCESS
Use your smartphone out and about to follow the guide.
COVID-19 Considerations
This event will run in line with local & national government guidelines at the time of the festival.
ORGANISED BY
Richard Bourke & Chris Kerrison
