Survey Data

Reg No

32314014


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Artistic, Historical, Social


Original Use

Post box


In Use As

Post box


Date

1910 - 1920


Coordinates

166371, 315805


Date Recorded

02/08/2004


Date Updated

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Description

Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, installed c. 1915. Vertical oblong shape, moulded edge, protruding flap embossed 'POST OFFICE' over letter slot, embossed G R insignia with crown, embossed manufacturer's mark 'W T ALLEN & Co. LONDON', hinged access door with slot for collections information plate. Mounted in rubble stone wall at Y-junction.

Appraisal

This cast-iron post box is of significant historic and social interest, acting as a reminder of the era of post-Edwardian rule in Ireland before Irish independence in the 1920s. Its high quality cast-iron work makes an artistic contribution to the streetscape.