Edward VIII Post Box in east gable wall of Forgandenny Post Office is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 19 June 2019. Post box. 1 related planning application.
Edward VIII Post Box in east gable wall of Forgandenny Post Office
- WRENN ID
- fallow-brick-quill
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire MP: Pete Wishart (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 19 June 2019
- Type
- Post box
- Address
- Edward VIII Post Box in east gable wall of Forgandenny Post Office, PH2 9EQ
- OS grid reference
- NO 087 180
- Coordinates
- 56.34617, -3.47824
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Edward VIII Post Box is a wall-mounted cast iron post box from 1936, likely made by James Ludlow and Son of Birmingham. It is set within a white painted timber frame that has been built into a former window opening in the east gable wall of Forgandenny Post Office.
This red painted rectangular box stands 29 inches high and features a letter box slot adorned with the 'E R' cipher and a crown in the upper third. The lower two thirds include a right-hinged access door with a lock, along with an integral white enamelled sign below. The enamel sign also displays the 'E R' cipher and a crown, stating: 'POST OFFICE LETTER BOX, Notice: Letters containing coin, paper money or jewellery should not be posted in this box, but should be registered.' A separate small frame indicating collection times is located to the upper right.
Edward VIII's reign lasted from January 20, 1936, until his abdication on December 10, 1936. The Ludlow-style post boxes were designed to be more economical than larger pillar boxes and were mainly used at sub post offices. Many of these boxes have been lost due to the closure of the sub post office buildings they served. While the Ludlow-style boxes do not carry the royal cyphers for Edward VII or Edward VIII, they can be distinguished by specific design details. The Edward VII boxes are 27 inches tall, while the Edward VIII boxes are 29 inches tall and include a double line warning notice on the enamelled sign.
Local climate
Edward VIII Post Box in east gable wall of Forgandenny Post Office sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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