Colne Valley Postal History Museum

Description

A privately owned Postal History Museum in the heart of East Anglia. The collection has been built up over a number of years by one man and now comprises 100 ex-British Post Office letter boxes together with 19 Stamp Vending Machines, documents, uniforms and associated artefacts. The museum houses the second largest private collection of Post Boxes in the UK and is an invaluable resource for teaching and historical research.

Regular public open days are held each year, but otherwise there is no general public access other than by prior arrangement with the Curator.

Visitors are welcome by prior arrangement at any reasonable time
The Museum is really the brainchild of one avid collector, Steve Knight. He started collecting post boxes about 10 years ago having been fascinated by the differences between them for many years. A dedicated band of volunteers are on hand to help with the restoration work, but particularly the movement of larger exhibits into the Museum.

Most boxes arriving here have been out of use for many years and are often damaged or in poor condition. We have to repair them to professional standards, replace missing locks and fittings and, if appropriate, fit a contemporary collection plate.

Our 56 square foot of covered accomodation provides dry storage for documents, delicate items such as the stamp machines, and of course the wooden-backed Ludlow boxes. The cast iron boxes are displayed in the leafy setting of a suburban garden.

Please visit our website for details of our annual Heritage Open Days weekend
and our summer Open Days