Swansea Pillarbox - Carron Company


Carron Company, Stirlingshire.  Most pillar boxes around the country, will have this wording appearing at the base.

1759, on the banks of River Carron, Falkirk, Stirlingshire the Carron Company was established.  The company having prospered and through its development were able to produce a new short-range and short-barrelled naval cannon.  Throughout the 19th century, the company was one of the largest ironworks in Europe.  1982, the company became insolvent and was taken over by the Frankie Corporation and rebranded Carron Phoenix. 

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