Survey Data

Reg No

41307034


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical


Original Use

Post box


In Use As

Post box


Date

1870 - 1890


Coordinates

271839, 320366


Date Recorded

14/03/2012


Date Updated

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Description

Freestanding cast-iron pillar post-box, installed c.1880, comprising cylindrical shaft, moulded neck, dentillated frieze and shallow domed cap. Embossed with raised lettering 'POST OFFICE', 'VR' Royal cipher to lower portion, and foundry stamp '…& Co. Ltd London' to plinth. Sited in footpath at corner of Church Street and Main Street outside former Ballybay Market House, Ballybay.

Appraisal

An important and attractive piece of street furniture of practical purpose, this pillar box also gives historical and social context to the streetscape. It is a good example of Victorian mass-produced cast-iron work.