Post box

A post box was for sending post. People would put post into the box through the slot, and the postman would collect it.

In the United Kingdom, post boxes were typically coloured red, (TV: The Idiot's Lantern ^[+]Loading...["The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)"], Regeneration ^[+]Loading...["Regeneration (TV story)"]) the colour of Royal Mail. (TV: The Christmas Invasion ^[+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (TV story)"])

A post box was the last shape the Doctor's TARDIS took before it became a police box. (PROSE: The Little Things)

History

By 2050, a post box was located within the vicinity of Gryffen Manor. Jorjie Turner and Starkey briefly stopped by it whilst evading CCPCs. (TV: Regeneration ^[+]Loading...["Regeneration (TV story)"])

In the 22nd century, Barbara Wright and Jenny Chaplin passed a post box on the road to St Albans shortly prior to the liberation of Dalek-occupied Earth. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth ^[+]Loading...["The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)"])