Survey Data
Reg No
50130236
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1930 - 1950
Coordinates
317258, 238934
Date Recorded
02/07/2018
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding round-plan cast-iron postbox with plinth base, installed c. 1940, having raised insignia 'P&T' to front (south) face, moulded neck, dentillated frieze and domed cap. Partly obscured maker's mark to rear side of base 'St. John’s Works'.
Appraisal
An example of a postbox from the early years of the Irish Republic, manufactured by St. John's Ironworks, Enniscorthy, a firm that supplied cast-iron postboxes from 1922-46. The design is based on earlier pillar boxes, but is distinguished by the 'P&T' logo of the Irish postal service in Gaelic lettering. This postbox constitutes a working, functional component of Dublin's postal heritage, its survival adding to the overall architectural character of the streetscape.