Survey Data
Reg No
11809011
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1900 - 1910
Coordinates
292760, 229860
Date Recorded
18/06/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron pillar post box, c.1905, with inscribed "ER VII" royal cipher and raised crown motif.
Appraisal
This cast-iron pillar post box, which is still in use, is an important feature in the rural landscape and is prominently sited in the centre of the village of Straffan. The raised royal cipher (and manufacturer's signature) is of considerable artistic merit. Its age and survival, however, together with its associations with Ireland as formerly part of the British Empire are of great historical and social importance.