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Whinfield House Stone Gateposts Whinfield House was originally the home of Henry Newsham Peddar .  The house was later occupied by Edmund Robert Harris .  The only evidence remaining of Whinfield House are a pair of stone gateposts that are still in situ.  They currently look like this. Whinfield House Stone Gateposts Whinfield House Stone Gateposts Whinfield House Stone Gateposts Whinfield House Stone Gateposts It is likely that they have been moved slightly from their original position.  The road was widened along Pedders Lane.  The Ordnance Survey Six inch scale maps from the end of the nineteenth century show a benchmark.  This is possibly on the gates.  Georeferenced maps, comparing a modern day satellite image to the maps, appear to have the benchmark in the middle of the modern road.  That being the case, it seems that they have been moved further up the former Whinfield House driveway in a north-westerly direction. Whinfield on a Lat...

Victorian Post Box on Market Street This Victorian Post Box on positioned on Market Street, opposite the old Grade II listed former Post Office building. The plaque is inscribed; THIS VICTORIAN LETTER BOX WAS PRESENTED TO THE 1992 GUILD MAYOR ELECT COUNCILLOR MR HAROLD PARKER BY MR ALUN ROBERTS, DISTRICT HEAD POSTMASTER ON TUESDAY 31ST DECEMBER 1991 TO CELEBRATE PRESTON GUILD YEAR 1992 The post box has a distinctive Royal Cypher on it, which identifies it to have be manufactured during the reign of Queen Victoria. A Victorian Post Box on Market Street with VR Royal Cypher However, as per the wording of the plaque, it wasn't installed until a later date.  The Letter Box was presented to the 1992 Guild Mayor Elect Councillor Mr Harold Parker by Mr Alun Roberts, District Head Postmaster A Victorian Post Box on Market Street with VR Royal Cypher    What is a Royal Cypher? The Royal Cypher is a way of combining a monarchs’ initials and title, this can either be standalone lett...