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Letter Box and Wall, Immediately East of the Warren

A Grade II Listed Building in Henstridge, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9891 / 50°59'20"N

Longitude: -2.4075 / 2°24'26"W

OS Eastings: 371494

OS Northings: 121158

OS Grid: ST714211

Mapcode National: GBR MZ.KXJN

Mapcode Global: FRA 56VH.FXD

Plus Code: 9C2VXHQV+J2

Entry Name: Letter Box and Wall, Immediately East of the Warren

Listing Date: 15 February 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1056339

English Heritage Legacy ID: 261810

ID on this website: 101056339

Location: Yenston, Somerset, BA8

County: Somerset

District: South Somerset

Civil Parish: Henstridge

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

Tagged with: Wall box

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Description


ST72SW HENSTRIDGE CP CHAPEL LANE (South side)
YENSTON
3/74
Letter box and wall, immediately
East of The Warren

II

Post office wall letter box. 1857-59. Cast iron, by Smith and Hawkes of Birmingham. Size 240mm wide x 740mm deep, 3
panel front with hinged internal flap to letter aperture. Wall in rubble, about 1.7 metre high and 2 metres long, lime
rendered. The first pattern wall letter box used by the Post Office, of which only 6 are known to be still in use,
(Information from Letter Box Study Group).


Listing NGR: ST7149421158

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