Survey Data
Reg No
14809007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1920 - 1930
Coordinates
261059, 223564
Date Recorded
16/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1925, with S É insignia encircled and crowned with harp motif. Set in roughcast rendered wall abutting façade of garda station in the village of Clonbulloge. Maker's mark to base 'W.T. Allen & Co. London'.
Appraisal
This is a good example of a post box erected after Independence in 1921 with the Saorstat Éireann emblem. Its modest design is enhanced by its finely executed lettering and motif. The London firm of founders, W.T. Allen & Co., was in operation from 1881-1955.