Place    From 1866 

Penfold pillar boxes

Categories: Craft / Design

Penfold pillar boxes

Designed by John Penfold. They are distinguished by their hexagonal shape, with an acanthus bud on top. The originals were made by Cochrane & Co of Dudley, Worcestershire, and later replicas by Machan Engineering of Denny, Stirlingshire in the late 20th century.

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Penfold pillar boxes

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Penfold pillar box - EC1

Painted in the authentic green then in use, this is a reproduction of the Pen...

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Henry Burdett
1 memorial
Longman's Ship Binding Works

Longman's Ship Binding Works

Thomas Longman (1699-1755) through an inheritance acquired a publishing house, The Ship, in Paternoster Row (the street of book publishers) and shortly after, The Black Swan, next door. Daniel Defo...

Group, Commerce, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Heal's furniture store

Heal's furniture store

John Harris Heal established a feather dressing business at 33 Rathbone Place, moving to Tottenham Court Road in 1818. This became a family business selling beds and moved to larger premises in the...

Group, Craft / Design, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
R. Townsend

R. Townsend

Carpenter at St Pauls in 1979.

Person, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Lucy Sampson

Lucy Sampson

Studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. 

Person, Craft / Design

2 memorials