Edward VIII post box, Nithsdale Drive, Glasgow

The post box on Nithsdale Drive was made by the Carron Company, Stirlingshire (embossed signature), and was erected in 1936. It is a columnar cast iron pillar box with a swept frieze under a shallow domed cap and dentilled at the rim. The base is painted black with a red painted shaft above. The door, with cup handle and lock to the right (west), bears the cipher 'EVIIIR' in raised gothic lettering, with a crown above and 'Post Office' embossed below. There is a rectangular opening for letters above. The words 'Next Collection' are embossed, to the left above the letter opening.

In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following are excluded from the listing: pouch.