BBC Breakfast - Here is a photo of our hole in the wall in Bedlington Northumberland. The oldest post box in Northumberland and it was the destination of the very first penny
![English: Old Cast-iron box, built into a wall in Crookstown, County Kildare, Ireland. Dating from the reign of Crown #7, as we can see. Thick layer of green paint from 100 years English: Old Cast-iron box, built into a wall in Crookstown, County Kildare, Ireland. Dating from the reign of Crown #7, as we can see. Thick layer of green paint from 100 years](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B8PB9D/english-old-cast-iron-box-built-into-a-wall-in-crookstown-county-kildare-ireland-dating-from-the-reign-of-crown-7-as-we-can-see-thick-layer-of-green-paint-from-100-years-of-painting-the-box-would-originally-have-been-red-1-july-2007-original-upload-date-own-worktransferred-from-enwikipedia-sarah777-at-enwikipedia-2B8PB9D.jpg)
English: Old Cast-iron box, built into a wall in Crookstown, County Kildare, Ireland. Dating from the reign of Crown #7, as we can see. Thick layer of green paint from 100 years
![Old fashioned iconic red postbox in stone wall, with Swanston Conservation Area sign, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Stock Photo - Alamy Old fashioned iconic red postbox in stone wall, with Swanston Conservation Area sign, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/24dfc1d427dd41de8871b42916bd5f19/pj77dx.jpg)