About this date in the 1840s the First British Pillar Box (Postbox /mailbox)was erected...Where? (and its in an Unusual part of Britain)
And as a Bonus who was behind the Experiment? (famous author)
And if you can find it the 2nd one was installed where?

OK these are very good questions bedstor..wonder how you come up with them.
so first of all the first mail boxes were installed at the suggestion of Anthony Trollope..let me carry on looking here!

my 100th reply!!!

Now according to what I have here, there were originally 4 mail boxes installed on the island of Jersey and then later 3 more installed on Guernsey

http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/research/downloads/BPM...Pillar_Boxes_web.pdf

You are very warm with the Channel Islands the first was erected in this area
And your link is screaming both the answers out

hmm..let me look at the small print here!LOL

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Originally posted by bedstor:
You are very warm with the Channel Islands the first was erected in this area
And your link is screaming both the answers out

Oh ..but is says St Helier in Jersey...what are you a post man or something.

Gotta get some sleep I will "post" my answer in the morning LOL

No am not a postman (Ex Warehouse and Textile worker) and Most of my questions are from the "On this day" section in the Daily Mirror,Liverpool Echo and Daily/Sunday Express which has a Whole page dedicated to Trivia

Looking for the 2nd box now

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Originally posted by bedstor:
Looking for the 2nd box now

OK here I am back again, looking for more rejection bedstor

So, I'm thinking that you are thinking of the first pillar box on mainland Britain ..which would have been the second if you if you don't count the 7 in the Channel Isles

And then that would have been in Botchergate, Carlisle

Thats fine, Carlisle would have been Ok
my link http://tinyurl.com/yz3osu