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Isle Of Wight Postal Museum
The Isle of Wight Postal Museum is a private collection
of post-boxes, postal equipment and related material |
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Background |
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This is probably the largest private collection of post
boxes and postal equipment in the United Kingdom
(possibly in the world). The Museum is situated near
Newport, Isle of Wight in the paddock of an old house.
The collection has been acquired over many years and has
grown to the point where it requires a home of it’s own
to protect it from damage and to allow the display of
the material. A large wooden building to house the
smaller and less robust items has been constructed on
the site and is currently being fitted-out. The main
display of post-boxes are situated around the paddock
and orchard.
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Viewing |
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Arthur Reeder, the owner
of the private collection, is pleased to receive visitors by appointment
- contact details can be found at the Isle of Wight Postal Museum web
site.
Please contact Arthur or Kim in advance of
your visit to avoid possible disappointment.
Although there is no charge for visits to the
Postal Museum, donations are always welcomed to assist with general
administration costs.
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Link |
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| Click on the link below to visit the Isle of Wight
Postal Museum |
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Isle of Wight Postal Museum |
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Photographs |
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Isle of Wight Postal Museum
The Isle of Wight Postal Museum
is a private collection of post-boxes, postal equipment and
related material
The collection is open to the public by prior arrangement -
there is no fee to view the collection |
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The museum building contains rows of
post-boxes, postal equipment and
related artefact |
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Complete with a sorting office from
East Cowes Post Office |
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On the top row, smaller post mounted
post-boxes and on the bottom row, post-boxes that would have
been built into a wall or similar structure |
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The collection is mainly of British
post-boxes but includes other countries with a selection
from the republic of Ireland |
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Close-up of the smaller post-boxes |
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The collection includes post-boxes
covering the reign of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King
George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI & Queen Elisabeth
II |
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A post-box from the days when the
British Empire 'ruled' Hong Kong |
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With Chinese collection details |
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An Edward VIII post-box with authentic
crown colouring |
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A row of post-boxes standing in the
grounds of the Postal Museum |
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And a second slightly shorter row |
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A replica hexagonal post-box |
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A republic of Ireland post-box |
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A free standing double post-box |
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A post-box painted in WWII colours to
make it more visible in the 'blackout' |
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Please note that these pages are
'graphic intense' and will take time to download
These pages are best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer with a screen
resolution 1024 X 768 pixels |
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Pictures taken with Fuji FinePix 4700, Fuji FinePix S602 &
latterly, Pentax *ist DS
Panorama Factory software was used to
produce panoramic views |
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Original images taken at maximum resolution, then reduced to 600x400, latterly,
700x466 and compressed
using DCE AutoEnhance to reduce final size
Unfortunately, images on these pages will appear at reduced quality |
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Images may ONLY be used for
NON-COMMERCIAL purposes and credited to WightCAM |
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If any photographs fail to
download, right-click on the mouse button and choose 'Show Picture' |
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maps and costs to maintain this web site with an ISP |
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