Pillar box
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A pillar box is a type of free-standing post box. They are found in the United Kingdom and its associated Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, and, less commonly, in several members of
A Queen Elizabeth II Type A pillar box in Birkenhead
Cast iron cap of a PB42/1 sits atop the box and is secured by bolts
This rare Edward VIII pillar box door shows the built-in posting aperture, collection plate and the royal cypher at Colne Valley Postal History Museum, Halstead, Essex
A line of 5 Red pillar boxes under a large "Post Office" sign, showing the black carcasses and how they extend below ground level
Red telephone box
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The red telephone box is a telephone kiosk for a public telephone designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect responsible for famous sites like Liverpool Cathedral and Battersea Power Station.
An example of a K6, the most common red telephone box model, photographed in London in 2012.
K1 Telephone Kiosk at Bembridge
Prototype K2 at Burlington House (home of the Royal Academy of Arts) in London
The dome of Sir John Soane's family mausoleum in St Pancras Old Churchyard, London, may have been an inspiration for the K2's design.