Wednesday, July 12, 2017

RED LETTER DAY FOR FAMILIAR FEATURES ON BRIGG STREETS


It appears that all the post boxes in Brigg are being repainted.
The one pictured here is at the junction of King's Avenue and St Helen's Road. When we took it there was still a Wet Paint warning sign in place.
The growth of email and social media has greatly reduced the number of letters posted in the UK but hats off to postal bosses for keeping the familiar post boxes in good order to serve us for future years.
Older members of the community appreciate it.
And that reminds us that we need to buy a new book of stamps.
The first post boxes in Britain were put in place during the 1850s.
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6 comments:

  1. Ken Harrison12 July 2017 at 00:38

    ...the initial standard colour of post boxes was green; becoming red circa 1880...

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  2. Ken Harrison12 July 2017 at 00:38

    ...the initial standard colour of post boxes was green; becoming red circa 1880...

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  3. Ken Harrison12 July 2017 at 14:49

    .....and ref the other blog about village pubs and trips to Lincoln, 1880 was about the time when the internal combustion engine became sophisticated enough to drive a motor vehicle....although, in principle, the internal combustion engine had been around since circa 1790, so may predate some (all) of the pubs mentioned, Nige.

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  4. Ken Harrison12 July 2017 at 14:51

    .....and ref the other blog about village pubs and trips to Lincoln, 1880 was about the time when the internal combustion engine became sophisticated enough to drive a motor vehicle....although, in principle, the internal combustion engine had been around since circa 1790, so may predate some (all) of the pubs mentioned, Nige.

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  5. Ken Harrison12 July 2017 at 15:26

    ....and even earlier, Nige, you're 'Red Letter Day'...meaning a occasion of happiness, success, special...evolved from special/important church days being marked in red....popular in the C16th, although William Caxton noted in the late C15th that there was a habit of the Church to write in *red (purple) on their calendars/diaries.
    *in the Middle Ages, the term red covered a wide range of colours - From purple to orange. For example, or wasn't until orange, the fruit, was brought to Europe did the colour of the fruit give its name to that tone of red.

    See Nige, a total history lesson, initiated by your comments about a post box....your a genius, Nige!!

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  6. Ken Harrison12 July 2017 at 15:32

    ...and one last thing, Nige...when did St Helen's (as in well on the hill) change from St Anyon's Well?
    History docs from 1830ish indicate Brigg was receiving piped fresh water from St Anyon's Well in Wrawby.
    Anyone know the reason for the name change?

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