Event date
02:15pm - 03:15pm, 17th Oct 2023
Speaker(s)
Phil Wood
Event type
AGM, Speaker Meeting
Members free, non-members £3.
The iconic British post box can be seen everywhere, 98% of the population should live within half-a-mile of one. How did they come about? How many different types are there and why? How can you date them? Where is the oldest box in West Berkshire? And what will happen in the future?
About the speaker: Phil Wood
Phil Wood, an enthusiastic local historian, is President of the Newbury District Field Club. For the last few years he has concentrated his efforts into uncovering all there is to know about the large number of pubs and breweries that once seemed to fill the town. Study of the existing pubs also gives him the opportunity for some enjoyable field work! More recently he has been researching the Great War casualties listed on the Newbury War Memorial.
Location
The event venue address is:
London Road,
Newbury,
Berkshire,
RG14 1JP
