Survey Data
Reg No
20834049
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1880 - 1900
Coordinates
99776, 48390
Date Recorded
06/06/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Cast-iron wall-mounted post box, c.1890, with V.R. insignia and raised crown motif. Rectangular aperture and display panel. Set into wall of commercial premises at corner of Barrack Street and Main Street.
Appraisal
A finely crafted in use post box located at a prominent crossroads in Bantry. The form of this modest functional object is enlivened by an embossed royal insignia which identifies the date of production to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901).