Survey Data

Reg No

14923002


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Artistic, Historical, Social


Original Use

Post box


In Use As

Post box


Date

1920 - 1940


Coordinates

217853, 220076


Date Recorded

10/10/2004


Date Updated

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Description

Cast-iron post box, c.1930, with P & T emblem and manufactured by W.T. Allen & Co., London. Mounted in rendered wall pier.

Appraisal

This post box is still in use today and is a notable feature on the roadside. The Celtic P & T script adds an artistic significance. The London firm of founders, W.T. Allen & Co., was in operation from 1881-1955.