Survey Data
Reg No
50130119
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1920 - 1940
Coordinates
316538, 239167
Date Recorded
02/07/2018
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding round-plan cast-iron pillar postbox, installed c. 1930, with plinth base, raised insignia 'P&T' to front (south) face, moulded neck, dentillated frieze and domed cap, and maker's mark to base at rear. Located on east side of Shanliss Road.
Appraisal
This attractive piece of street furniture represents the high quality of mass-produced cast-ironwork of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The insignia, representing the national postal service, dates the box to the early years of the Irish Republic.