Clarkehouse Road S11 post box

[AllAboutMe 10]

Hi......apparantely there is a franked post box on this road. Does anyone know exactly where? It seems a long road and it will save me driving very slow looking for it in rush hour traffic and peeing other commuters off?!

[sheffstats 10]

This will most probably be the pair of postboxes immediately below the school, opposite the junction with Broomgrove Road.

 

Finding a place to pull up may well prove to be a pain as it is always heaving on this road.

[AllAboutMe 10]

This will most probably be the pair of postboxes immediately below the school, opposite the junction with Broomgrove Road.

 

Finding a place to pull up may well prove to be a pain as it is always heaving on this road.

 

 

Yes that's what I was thinking !! Thanks

[Jeffrey Shaw 88]

Unusual to find a 'franked-post only' box in the suburbs; but there are/were several offices of solicitors/accountants nearby so that's presumably why.

PS: it's S10.

Edited August 23, 2017 by Jeffrey Shaw

[AllAboutMe 10]

Found them where you said top of broomsgrove road....nearly missed them as covered in graffiti! In future I'll park top of broomsgrove road and walk over to post box.

[AllAboutMe 10]

Strangely enough.. I asked this question of Royal Mail the other day and got a complete list of franked (business post boxes) for our areas.

 

The Clarkehouse Road one is at the front of King Edwards school

53.37553833 -1.49498797

 

Where are the other ones in surrounding areas of Sheffield do you know?? They're doesn't seem to be be many these days!

[Eddie_shef 10]

Sorry, not exactly the place to ask this, but I'll try anyway:

 

What is the purpose/benefit of franked-only boxes? Am I right in thinking these are boxes only for post that doesn't use a postage stamp? Instead it uses a ink stamp.

 

Or am I totally wrong?

And how would someone know if a post box was franked-only or not? I am not sure if I've ever seen one!

[Jeffrey Shaw 88]

Sorry, not exactly the place to ask this, but I'll try anyway:

 

What is the purpose/benefit of franked-only boxes? Am I right in thinking these are boxes only for post that doesn't use a postage stamp? Instead it uses a ink stamp.

 

Or am I totally wrong?

And how would someone know if a post box was franked-only or not? I am not sure if I've ever seen one!

Yes. Franking post is much, much cheaper than stamping it.

Unless a 'franked-only' box is used (and they are clearly marked as such- usually they're adjacent to a 'normal' box), the only options are:

a. handing post in over a PO counter; or

b. enclosing all franked post in a special outer envelope, marking that one as prescribed, and putting that one in the red postbox.

[Eddie_shef 10]

Yes. Franking post is much, much cheaper than stamping it.

Unless a 'franked-only' box is used (and they are clearly marked as such- usually they're adjacent to a 'normal' box), the only options are:

a. handing post in over a PO counter; or

b. enclosing all franked post in a special outer envelope, marking that one as prescribed, and putting that one in the red postbox.

 

Thank you, it was what I thought it was.

 

My question (now) is: why is there a need for a franked only box? Does it save time sorting postage at the post office end i.e. the packages/envelopes don't need to be weighed?

 

Thanks!

[Jeffrey Shaw 88]

My question (now) is: why is there a need for a franked only box? Does it save time sorting postage at the post office end i.e. the packages/envelopes don't need to be weighed?

Yes- esp as there's no PO near KE School.

[AllAboutMe 10]

We weigh and frank all our post at work and separate into green bags for 2nd class and red for 1st class. As far as I know you can only hand these in at the post office or use franked post boxes? If it's any different I'd like to know as franked post boxes are very few and far between!

[AllAboutMe 10]

I do indeed

Was on live chat with Royal Mail the other day asking this very question. Here is the list of business franked boxes in the city.

 

S6 1089 CLAYWHEELS LANE 1212 18:30 53.42129649 -1.509343166

S6 1090 RAWSON SPRING ROAD 1228 18:30 53.41167948 -1.496576097

S3 1083 BURTON ROAD 1226 18:30 53.39190135 -1.474975549

S3 1084 FARFIELD ROAD 1229 18:30 53.39530575 -1.484768704

S3 1085 OAKHAM DRIVE 1223 18:30 53.39497392 -1.474621953

S4 1086 PETRE STREET 1158 18:30 53.40260918 -1.443709215

S4 1087 VICTORIA QUAYS 1220 18:30 53.38497858 -1.460522178

S4 1088 ATLAS WAY 1233 18:30 53.39808322 -1.444640493

S8 1091 BROADFIELD ROAD METER BOX 1224 18:30 53.36125278 -1.475637664

S9 1092 TAXI RANK METER BOX 1609 18:30 53.41196189 -1.412716574

S9 1093 EUROPA COURT BUSINESS BOX 1094 18:00 53.39570917 -1.383931025

S9 1094 AMOS ROAD 2149 18:30 53.41199058 -1.418583419

S9 1095 SHEPCOTE LANE 1216 18:30 53.39925241 -1.409176694

S9 1096 SANDERSON STREET 1227 18:30 53.39961452 -1.433837011

S9 1097 LOCKHOUSE ROAD 1211 18:30 53.40655284 -1.413152054

S9 1098 PARKWAY AVENUE 1214 18:30 53.38577674 -1.436756889

S9 1099 COLEFORD ROAD 1218 18:30 53.39176533 -1.409280333

S9 1100 ROMAN RIDGE ROAD 1219 18:30 53.41675768 -1.417374941

S9 1101 METER SUITE 240949 19:30 53.40356413 -1.430806442

S9 1102 TAXI RANK METER LH BOX 1608 18:30 53.41195349 -1.412837043

S10 1103 CLARKEHOUSE ROAD 1232 18:15 53.37553833 -1.49498797

S13 1104 ORGREAVE CLOSE 1215 18:15 53.37170324 -1.369006798

 

Pretty annoyed that we only have one basically in town and that's at the Quays.

 

Thankyou! Yeah I have asked the question before where the City Centre franked post is to be told there isn't one which I thought strange!