Lockdown Letterboxes: A very British yarn about the rise of postbox graffiti knitters during COVID

Goldsmith, Belinda

ISBN 13: 9798506373728

Published by Independently published, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lockdown Letterboxes: A very British yarn about the rise of postbox graffiti knitters during COVID
• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798506373728
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Smeaton, Pia
• Edition: 1753351232.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 37970025
• Signed: 7/24/2025 10:00:32 AM
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Synopsis

Featured on BBC Breakfast, Channel 5, ITV, London Live: During COVID-19 lockdowns, towns across Britain witnessed the emergence of graffiti knitters and crocheters making brightly coloured, often topical covers for the nation's iconic red postboxes. Some installed them anonymously under the cover of darkness. Others were happy to identify with their handiwork to raise money for charity and as a boost for their local communities. All faced vandalism and theft - but this did not deter them. Lockdown Letterboxes looks at how everyone's life changed during lockdown but through the experiences of this demographically diverse group making postbox toppers. All proceeds go to UK charity YoungMinds.