The Letter Box Study Group

The Letter Box Study Group is the acknowledged authority on the history and development of the British roadside letter box. Founded 1976, it has identified around 800 different types. There are more than 400 different varieties of pillar box; around 160 types of wall box, 66 Ludlow boxes and almost 80 versions of the lamp box. New boxes are still appearing while there are still many older boxes waiting to be discovered and rediscovered.