This section lists last collection times for post from postboxes in various places in the UK. The information is that displayed on the official notices on the relevant postboxes, subject to any transcription errors on my part. It is, of course, subject to change without notice by Royal Mail. Any corrections, updates and additions are welcome - see my contact details.
Each postbox has an apparently unique "letter box number", stated on its collection times notice - for example, CB1 37. The first part of the number (CB1 in this case) appears to correspond with the postcode area in which each box is located, but there are a few anomalies - see the comments. It seems likely that the second, purely numerical, part is unique within a post-town area - this appears to be the case for the Cambridge city area, at least.
The locations stated on the individual area pages are generally descriptive. If the postbox is outside a post office building, the official name of that building is used, with additional comment if this seems appropriate. Where a postbox is described as being at a corner of two streets, the street listed first is usually the one which the postbox is nearer to. In a few cases, there is no nearby side-street, so I have used house numbers or other local landmarks.
Royal Mail ceased carrying out Sunday collections from postboxes in late October 2007. Sunday times have consequently been removed from these lists. It is assumed that weekday and Saturday collection times remain unchanged.
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Last update: 2008-03-28