Survey Data

Reg No

20505180


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Artistic, Social


Original Use

Post box


In Use As

Post box


Date

1940 - 1960


Coordinates

167351, 71061


Date Recorded

08/11/1993


Date Updated

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Description

Wall mounted cast-iron post box, c. 1950, with PT monogram.

Appraisal

This post box is representative of the design and form of mid twentieth century cast-iron post boxes in Ireland, and retains a well-executed monogram. Today, contemporary post boxes are generally plastic and often replace the distinctive cast-iron box. It is interesting to note the changes in the decorative detail from Victorian times to the latter part of the twentieth century.