Survey Data
Reg No
50130033
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1955 - 1965
Coordinates
314505, 238944
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, 'P&T' (Poist agus Teileagrafa) cipher in Gaelic script to shaft, and foundry mark 'Carron Company Stirlingshire' to rear of base.
Appraisal
One of many cast-iron pillar 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. The modest design of the box is enhanced by the raised 'P&T' motif (Poist agus Teileagrafa) in Celtic Revival-style script and by the raised foundry mark to the base, which enliven the appearance of this otherwise functional object. It was cast by the Carron Company in Scotland, at one time one of the largest ironworks in Europe and important manufacturer of cast-iron street furniture throughout Ireland and Britain in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.