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Trail talk: post boxes on the London LOOP

Do you ever stop to look at street furniture on a walk? Three Points of the Compass explores the peculiarities of post boxes on a loop around London.

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Trail talk: the ‘Nigerian’ post box

Easily identified but not so easily found. The Nigerian is an oddity amongst UK pillar boxes. Three Points of the Compass dives into the history of a post box originally destined for overseas but instead found its way on to British streets.

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Trail talk: a forgotten anomaly, the 1930s Airmail pillar boxes

Hidden away in plain sight in some UK towns and cities are just a few survivors from a short lived postal innovation. Three Points of the Compass takes a dive in to their history and shares how you might find one.