Jump to page content

Post box hunt 4: Harpenden, 10th February 2024

Image display
Distance 12.2 miles
Walk number 194

Not much this time — just a walk on a cloudy day to see what might turn up, with unexpected success.

View full-size image
View full-size image
Bright sunlight and dark clouds, with a faint rainbow
View full-size image
Looking out through the trees
View full-size image
View full-size image
View full-size image
Unusual cloud formations
View full-size image
First post box
View full-size image
View full-size image
Still not going this way …

The post box however turned out to be a Romec, made of sheet steel instead of cast iron.

View full-size image
View full-size image

No more photos until Harpenden itself:

View full-size image
Some wheel thing
View full-size image
A closer look at the wheel thing

And now for the surprise:

View full-size image
Spot it?
View full-size image
Another W T Allen wall box set in its own brick column.
View full-size image
This is curious as Harpenden should be new enough to have lamp boxes, but maybe lamp boxes didn’t have enough capacity
View full-size image
Detail view
View full-size image
Royal cypher and maker’s name
View full-size image
No sign of the familiar red colour when viewed from the side

Passing by Harpenden station:

View full-size image
A Thameslink class 700 waits in the station for the EMR class 222 to pass in order to gain access to the up fast through Harpenden junction
View full-size image
Class 222 overtaking a class 700

The first photo wasn’t in proper focus, sadly.

The most spectacular yellow sunset:

View full-size image
View full-size image
View full-size image
Not quite as dark yet as the dynamic range limitations of the previous photos would have you believe!
View full-size image
View full-size image

Heading home.

View full-size image
View full-size image
Some decorations still up from Christmas
View full-size image
View full-size image