Victorian Post Box. Cambridge. Waikato. New Zealand.
S 37° 53.375 E 175° 27.984
60H E 365148 N 5805327
A Victorian Post Box stands on the corner of the main street in Cambridge, New Zealand, a town with an English heritage.
Waymark Code: WM7XWJ
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 12/20/2009
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The red iron, Victorian pillar-styled letterbox on the corner of Victoria and Hamilton Roads was built by P & D Duncan in Christchurch and installed about 1898. It has stood on this corner ever since. At that time it cost between £9:10:- and £10:10:-. There are not many of these old letter boxes still in use and the insignia VR makes this one very special.
This mail box was manufactured by P & D Duncan who came to NZ from Scotland in 1863, See history link.
The box stands on the corner of the main road, outside a very English looking church in Cambridge. This Waikato town is a majestic tree lined town with a population of approximately 16,000 people.
Cambridge, the Town of Trees lives up to its name with the stunning range of exotic trees that add to the English-style town atmosphere.
Historic Cambridge has a distinctive English appearance with streets named Victoria St, Albert St, Queen St and Duke St, Empire St and Shakespeare St to name a few. Walk the heritage and boutique trails and discover the beautiful heritage buildings. The Victorian mail box certainly does not look out of place in this very "English" New Zealand town.