Why has London Red been "red" for so many years?

What is "London Red"

"China Red" is familiar to everyone,

but there is another kind of red called "London Red" ,

it has been red for many years. "

But there is another kind of red called London Red,

which has been red for many years and

has even become the iconic color of the United Kingdom.

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What comes to mind when you think of London?

The London Eye, Big Ben, Tower Bridge

Or Buckingham Palace?

But in the eyes of Londoners, these are not as good as the "London Three".

What are they?

What are the London Three?

London Buses, London Phone Booths, London Post Boxes

Collectively, these are known as the 'London Three'.

These three are known collectively as the "Three Reds of London".

These three iconic striking reds ?

These three iconic striking reds are London's signature colors.

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Forget the first two, why did London's postboxes choose the color red?

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Rumor has it that there are several reasons.

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The first red postbox was in the Channel Islands, and the first reason for choosing red was to make it easier for seafarers and crews to find the postboxes as soon as they went ashore.

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On the other hand, the British royal family felt that red showed their nobility, and the British people like to use red as a primary color. That's why the mailboxes on the streets of England are painted in London Red.

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The last reason is a bit of British silliness.

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Postboxes were introduced to the UK in 1840 and began to be part of the Royal Mail system, and it took another 10 years or so before free standing post boxes were set up in the UK.

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In the beginning, post boxes in the UK were dark green similar to the Chinese postal service .

Later, because of the generally rainy weather , postboxes were very inconspicuous on the streets , and even pedestrians and cars would run into them, and a large number of people wrote letters to the postal service suggesting that they should be changed to a more eye-catching color. In the end, it was changed to what we see now "London Red".

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What's the secret of the British postbox besides red?

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London postboxes come in the classic cylinder shape, as well as wall-mounted or lightboxed postboxes. Underneath, there are capital letters, the Royal Cipher, the royal coat of arms.

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Since it is called the Royal Mail, the post box should have a royal seal, the design is reflected with the character of the flower, that is, the letters of the alphabet on the post box, usually in the lower part of the post box, indicating that the post box is what "dynasty" installed.

The earliest use of postboxes in the UK was in the time of Queen Victoria, so the first generation of postboxes to bear the letters of the alphabet was VR (1853-1901). These postboxes are of course now so rare that you're as lucky as a four-leaf clover to come across one, and are a living fossil of British history.

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? George V (1910 - 1936), this one is the most recognizable, with no floral glyphs, just a plain and simple GR .

Love Edward VIII's flower betting word, familiar with the history of the British royal family know, this is the famous do not love rivers and mountains love the beauty of the one, the king when less than a year, in order to Mrs. Simpson choose to abdicate. Because he reigned for a short period of time, so post boxes with Edward VIII's flower pledge word is also relatively rare .

Postboxes from 1952 onwards are currently owned by Queen Elizabeth II, and are by far the most common postboxes on Britain's streets.

The BBC reports that Royal Mail and Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England will be working together to protect the postboxes, which are a distinctive part of Britain's cultural heritage.

It is reported that the UK will use RFID technology to add invisible markers that can only be detected with ultraviolet light to post boxes across the streets and install electronic tracking devices as an anti-theft measure.

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