Survey Data

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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Description

Cast-iron wall box, c.1905, with royal insignia of Edward VII. Set into a roughly dressed limestone wall.

Appraisal

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.