Reg No
14316022
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1901 - 1910
Coordinates
314654, 273756
Date Recorded
14/05/2002
Date Updated
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Cast-iron wall box, c.1905, with royal insignia of Edward VII. Set into a roughly dressed limestone wall.
This cast-iron post box forms a modest though attractive addition to the streetscape of Bettystown. The recognisable form and simple detail illustrate the artistic qualities of mass production at the time of its casting. Post-boxes of this material are becoming increasingly rare in Ireland and are now often replaced by plastic boxes.