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Listed Building: PENFOLD POST BOX, NATIONAL TRAMWAY MUSEUM, MATLOCK ROAD, CRICH, DE4 5DP (1267739)

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Grade II
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 461, 3, 11C
Date assigned 14 April 1987
Date last amended 08 March 2016

Description

'SK 35 SW 3/11C MATLOCK ROAD Penfold Post Box at the National Tramway Museum (Formerly listed as Post Box at Tramway Museum, CLIFFSIDE) GV II Penfold letter box designed by John Wornham Penfold and manufactured by Cochrane and Co., Dudley, Birmingham from about 1872-1879. Cast iron. Hexagonal in plan, with a moulded plinth. Main elevation has in set plate stating times of collections with above a posting slot. Moulded and slightly domed top with leaf decoration. This box was originally situated in Wellington Street, Bradford, East Manchester, and removed to its present site in 1969. Listing NGR: SK3453454874.'

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Sources (1)

  • Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1267739?section=official-list-entry.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 34534 54874 (point)
Map sheet SK35SW
Civil Parish CRICH, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jan 8 2023 7:54PM

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