Survey Data
Reg No
12000236
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1881 - 1901
Coordinates
250521, 156098
Date Recorded
16/06/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron pillar post box, between 1881-1901, with raised "VR" royal cipher, moulded necking, and shallow domed capping. Road fronted on concrete brick cobbled footpath.
Appraisal
An attractive item of street furniture representing an early-surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron ware. Raised details contributing significantly to the artistic design quality of the piece include the royal cipher is of particular importance as a tangible reminder of the period when Ireland formed part of the British Empire.