article_snippet.sent: Anthony Trollope, a famous novelist, introduced post boxes to the UK in 1852 after seeing Anthony Trollope, a famous novelist in France .
article_snippet.sent: Although famous as a novelist, Anthony Trollope also made history by introducing post boxes while working for the Post Office, after seeing them in France.
article_snippet.sent: post boxes were erected in Jersey in 1852 as a trial before appearing across mainland Britain.
article_snippet.sent: There are now 115,300 post boxes in the UK.
article_snippet.sent: Anthony Trollope is well known as a former Post Office employee and Sue Whalley, Royal Mail's chief operating officer have Anthony Trollope to thank for introducing pillar boxes to the UK. '
article_snippet.sent: Whether in walls, on poles or freestanding, the network of post boxes has grown from Anthony Trollope's time to reach around over 115,000 boxes which are now an iconic feature of communities across the UK.'
article_snippet.sent: The stamps honour the first post box in the UK.
article_snippet.sent: Today there are 115,300 post boxes. 
highlights_snippet.sent: Anthony Trollope introduced post boxes to the UK in the 1850s .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Anthony Trollope saw them in France while working for the Post Office .
  