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Pillar Box on East Side of Junction with All Saints Road

A Grade II Listed Building in Pittville, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9035 / 51°54'12"N

Longitude: -2.0642 / 2°3'51"W

OS Eastings: 395680

OS Northings: 222773

OS Grid: SO956227

Mapcode National: GBR 2M5.LYV

Mapcode Global: VHB1Q.5FL4

Plus Code: 9C3VWW3P+98

Entry Name: Pillar Box on East Side of Junction with All Saints Road

Listing Date: 6 July 1977

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1387452

English Heritage Legacy ID: 475413

ID on this website: 101387452

Location: Fairview, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52

County: Gloucestershire

District: Cheltenham

Electoral Ward/Division: Pittville

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Cheltenham

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Cheltenham All Saints (Pittville)

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


CHELTENHAM

SO9522NE PITTVILLE CIRCUS ROAD 630-1/11/655 (South side) 06/07/77 Pillar box on east side of junction with All Saints' Road

II

Pillar box. 1866-79. Cast-iron. Designed by JW Penfold. Manufactured by Cochrane Grove Company of Dudley. Hexagonal Letter box with elaborate leaf decorated crest and lettering 'VR'. Cheltenham has 8 of the 94 surviving Penfold type Victorian pillar boxes reputed to remain in the country. There are others in Bayshill Road (qv), College Lawn (qv), Douro Road (qv), Evesham Road (qv), Lansdown Road (qv), Montpellier Walk (qv) and St Paul's Road (qv). (Sampson A and Blake S: A Cheltenham Companion: Cheltenham: 1993-: 99; Chatwin A: Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork: Cheltenham: 1975-1984: 68-69).



Listing NGR: SO9568022773

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