Survey Data
Reg No
50130002
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1955 - 1965
Coordinates
312426, 239075
Date Recorded
19/07/2018
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding round-plan cast-iron pillar postbox, erected c. 1960, having shallow domed cap, fluted frieze, moulded neck and plinth base. Raised 'P&T' cipher to front (north) face; no maker's mark. Located on north side of Mellowes Road to east of junction with Kildoonan Road.
Appraisal
One of many cast-iron postboxes scattered throughout the dense northern suburbs of Dublin, reflecting the expanding social infrastructure of the mid-twentieth century, as communities were relocated in the wake of inner city development. Unusually, this example bears no maker's mark, but it is a functional and attractive piece of street furniture.