I have been contacted by someone who had seen the K8 notes posted the other day and who mentioned their website, http://www.shortal.com/kitmaster-bloke/profile.html, which publicises the work of the Colne Valley Postal History Museum, which is in Halstead in Essex.
Some years ago now, when I was researching post boxes for my GLIAS talk on 'London Street Furniture', I could find very few on-line resources, or even books, about post boxes and telephone kiosks. At that time the Letter Box Study Group, http://www.lbsg.org/, did not offer much in the way of history unless you joined the Society.
Now I find that the new Colne Valley site has LOTS of information about postal history as well as links to LOTS of other sites connected with all sort of street furniture. Another one for my already overcrowded 'favourites' list.
By the way, the Museum, housed in the garden of a private house, is open to the public by appointment only, but certainly looks as though its worth the effort if you are in Essex.
Some years ago now, when I was researching post boxes for my GLIAS talk on 'London Street Furniture', I could find very few on-line resources, or even books, about post boxes and telephone kiosks. At that time the Letter Box Study Group, http://www.lbsg.org/, did not offer much in the way of history unless you joined the Society.
Now I find that the new Colne Valley site has LOTS of information about postal history as well as links to LOTS of other sites connected with all sort of street furniture. Another one for my already overcrowded 'favourites' list.
By the way, the Museum, housed in the garden of a private house, is open to the public by appointment only, but certainly looks as though its worth the effort if you are in Essex.
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