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Isle Of Wight Postal Museum
The Isle of Wight Postal Museum is a private collection
of post-boxes, postal equipment and related material |
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Appeal on behalf of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice |
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The route description is my recollection of the journey and, whilst
every care has been taken to ensure that it is accurate, it may not
necessarily be an exact or complete description of the overall walk.
Please use this description together with the relevant map to plan your
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This is probably the largest private collection of post
boxes and postal equipment in the United Kingdom
(possibly in the world). The Museum is situated near
Newport, Isle of Wight in the paddock of an old house.
The collection has been acquired over many years and has
grown to the point where it requires a home of it’s own
to protect it from damage and to allow the display of
the material. A large wooden building to house the
smaller and less robust items has been constructed on
the site and is currently being fitted-out. The main
display of post-boxes are situated around the paddock
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Arthur Reeder, the owner
of the private collection, is pleased to receive visitors by appointment
- contact details can be found at the Isle of Wight Postal Museum web
site. Please contact Arthur or Kim in advance of
your visit to avoid possible disappointment.
Although there is no charge for visits to the
Postal Museum, donations are always welcomed to assist with general
administration costs. |
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Click on the thumbnail to visit the Isle of Wight Postal Museum |
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An Air Mail post box at the entrance |
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And an older style telephone box |
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Looking across to the free standing display of post boxes |
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A dual post box from Stirlingshire |
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The free standing display of post boxes |
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Isle of Wight Postal Museum
The Isle of Wight Postal Museum is a
private collection of post-boxes, postal equipment and related
material
The collection is open to the public by prior arrangement - there is
no fee to view the collection |
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The museum building contains rows of
post-boxes, postal equipment and
related artefact |
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Complete with a sorting office from
East Cowes Post Office |
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The sorting office from East Cowes Post Office |
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A collection of 'post box' money boxes |
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On the top row, smaller post mounted
post-boxes and on the bottom row, post-boxes that would have
been built into a wall or similar structure |
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The upper row of post boxes |
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Arm bands worn by the postal workers |
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The collection is mainly of British
post-boxes but includes other countries with a selection
from the republic of Ireland |
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Two King George post boxes; one celebrating a silver anniversary |
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A selection from the republic of Ireland |
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Close-up of the smaller post-boxes |
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The collection includes post-boxes
covering the reign of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King
George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI & Queen Elisabeth
II |
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A post-box from the days when the
British Empire 'ruled' Hong Kong |
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With Chinese collection details |
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An Edward VIII post-box with authentic
crown colouring |
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Looking down one of the free standing rows of post boxes |
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A row of post-boxes standing in the
grounds of the Postal Museum |
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And a second slightly shorter row |
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A King George VI post Box |
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With a bunch of keys in the lock |
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Click on image for large picture |
| Panoramic view of the free
standing post boxes |
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A replica hexagonal post-box |
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Arthur Reader chatting with several visitors |
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A private post box manufactured in 1861 - built to last! |
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A republic of Ireland post-box |
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A free standing double post-box |
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A post-box painted in WWII colours to
make it more visible in the 'blackout' |
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Please note that these pages are
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resolution of 1920x1080 pixels |
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Pictures taken with Fuji FinePix 4700, Fuji FinePix S602 &
latterly, Pentax *ist DS/K10/K5 with Tamron 18-250mm lens
Panorama Factory & latterly, Adobe Photoshop was used to produce panoramic views |
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Original images taken in RAW format, post processed in Adobe Photoshop, saved at 1630x1080 and reduced to a final size of 900x600 using DCE AutoEnhance
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