Survey Data
Reg No
21901419
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1900 - 1910
Coordinates
168137, 154879
Date Recorded
10/12/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c. 1905, with raised lettering. Maker's mark on base: ' W.T. Allen & Co. London'. Set into rubble stone boundary wall.
Appraisal
This post box represents a good example of early mass-produced cast-iron. The raised lettering enhance the design quality of the composition. The royal insignia has been removed at some stage in the past, reflecting the political climate of the early twentieth century.