Survey Data
Reg No
50030046
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1890 - 1900
Coordinates
319115, 236001
Date Recorded
15/10/2014
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron postbox, erected c. 1895, with 'VR' royal cipher and 'Post Office' in raised lettering to hood. Maker's mark 'W.T. Allen' to frame. Set into rubble granite wall.
Appraisal
Located in a residential suburban area, this attractive piece of street furniture remains in active use. The raised royal cipher, VR for Queen Victoria (Victoria Regina) demonstrates the decorative detailing which was incorporating into mass-produced ironwork at the time of its casting, and enlivens an otherwise functional object. The cipher, the design of the box, and the maker's mark of W.T. Allen of London date this wall-mounted box to between 1887 and 1901.