Re: [Talk-GB] Rare postboxes no longer so rare?
On 2016-09-03 08:42, Steve Doerr wrote: On 03/09/2016 00:23, Rob Nickerson wrote: I thought these postboxes were supposed to be really rare. Seems like loads have been added this year: There are supposed to be about 130 of them(*), of which OSM has 140. (*) http://inamidst.com/topic/edwardboxes There does seem to be some mixed reports of how many are left. Probably depends on just what you are counting, ie just pillar boxes, or wall boxes as well, and do you count boxes no longer in use, or in private collections, or in other countries etc. Apparently some had the doors replaced, with a different cypher. This report from Royal Mail says: http://www.royalmailgroup.com/sites/default/files/Royal%20Mail%20Post%20Boxes%20Heritage%20Agreement.pdf "The Letter Box Study Group has identified 171 boxes surviving from the short 1936 reign of Edward VIII." The Letter Box Study Group probably have a list, but only available to paying members. Currently 141 mapped in OSM. Of those, 138 are tagged as pillar, and 3 wall. And no disused EVIIIR postboxes mapped yet? Craig ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] Rare postboxes no longer so rare?
At least one of the 130 is now outside the UK. I was in Gibraltar in the summer and saw this one: http://gibraltarpanorama.gi/mobile/displayarticle.aspx?smid=15209=221079 I have not been able to find where it came from, only that it was "acquired from the UK". To my shame I didn't add it to OSM at the time but I will do so now! //colin On 2016-09-03 09:42, Steve Doerr wrote: > On 03/09/2016 00:23, Rob Nickerson wrote: > >> I thought these postboxes were supposed to be really rare. Seems like loads >> have been added this year: > > There are supposed to be about 130 of them(*), of which OSM has 140. > > (*) http://inamidst.com/topic/edwardboxes > > Steve > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ___ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] Rare postboxes no longer so rare?
On 03/09/2016 00:23, Rob Nickerson wrote: I thought these postboxes were supposed to be really rare. Seems like loads have been added this year: There are supposed to be about 130 of them(*), of which OSM has 140. (*) http://inamidst.com/topic/edwardboxes Steve --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] Rare postboxes no longer so rare?
Hi talk-gb, I thought these postboxes were supposed to be really rare. Seems like loads have been added this year: http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org.uk/tags/royal_cypher=EVIIIR I spotted this when playing around on the new OSM tag history site: http://taghistory.raifer.tech/ *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
