Talk:Ludlow style wall box
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Numbers edit
Are all wall-mounted boxes known as Ludlow boxes, or do some (i.e. iron ones?) go by another name? I'm confused.
Also, I can think of at least 10 wall-mounted post boxes off the top of my head: is it really true that there are only 450 in the whole of the UK? That figure seems ridiculously small. 217.155.195.19 14:32, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
- No, Ludlow's are a very specific type of wall box and are very scarce. They are basically a wooden box and were usually mounted in the window, or wall, of sub-post offices. What you are probably thinking of is a regular cast iron wall box, or a lamp box mounted in a wall as occasionally happens. Ludlows were often damaged, removed or demolished, when the sub-post office closed or moved to another location or a new sub-postmaster was appointed, hence the low numbers of an already scarce post box. Hope that clarifies it for you. ww2censor 04:27, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Cleanup on Commons edit
Media related to Ludlow style wall boxes in the United Kingdom at Wikimedia Commons could use some cleanup.
In particular, would these (and some others like them) be regarded as Ludlows?
Andy Dingley (talk) 12:12, 29 August 2023 (UTC)