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Letter boxes
#294774 25th Feb 2009 6:27pm
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I didn't realise the different letter boxes around here
until I looked on this site
so common place but not really looked at

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wow there mad hidden away lol

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Never knew that one by the queens was there and I lived around the corner from it for 10 years

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If you look in oldest in wirral thread you will see the post box in Balls rd with a rare vertical slot, pic posted by Chris.

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Do you think someones just been putting false ones or there's a bloke inside the newest ones because I'm sure I've never seen those ones in the precinct

the 2 next to Woolworths and the one by the Garrick Snug

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sorry just looked at pic of garrick Snug in pubs topic and the letter box is there

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