Hexagonal Penfold Victorian Post Box in Carshalton Beeches is Over 150 Years Old

There’s quite a lot to say about this old Penfold Post Box (as it’s now officially known). When it was first installed in Carshalton Beeches over 150 years ago, around 1866, it would have been painted green and gold. About 10 – 15 years later it became red. It’s a much loved but short-lived design […]