HAIL..

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Did you get caught up in the hail last weekend? I was driving through Wanstead and the noise on the car roof was tremendous. It stopped just before I turned into Wigram Road, as I pulled up at first glance I thought all these white spots on the floor were hailstones. As it turned out though, it was just blossom that had been blown off the trees. Sad to see it go but our Cherry tree is in an exposed position so flowers late, we have lots of blossom to look forward to.

A QUESTION FOR YOU ALL...

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I have always understood that post boxes had the initials of the reigning monarch on them according to their date of installation. This one on the corner of Wigram Road appears to be different. There is some lettering on the base which I can't read but I do not think it's what I'm looking for. It has a small posting slit which I understand was common in the Victorian era as envelopes were smaller but apart from that no clues. Any information welcome.