Wall With Posting Box Outside Glebe House

The wall with a posting box outside Glebe House is an 18th-century structure featuring a posting box from 1861, which is one of the earliest types used in this county, with only two remaining examples, including one at Hexton from around 1860. This posting box was made by Smith and Hawkes of Birmingham and is cast iron, painted red, set into a short red brick roadside wall that stands about 1.5 meters high. The narrow box front measures 10 inches wide by 30 inches tall and has a pedimented top with a hood that displays the words 'POST OFFICE'. Under the hood, there is a small aperture with a metal flap and the words 'LETTER BOX' on the lower rim. The door of the box is divided into three horizontal panels; the upper panel features the royal cipher 'VR' with a crown and the words 'CLEARED AT', the middle panel is left blank for a temporary gunned or painted table, and the lower panel contains the lock. Below the door, there is a large fixed panel that includes the maker's name at the bottom.