Survey Data
Reg No
22830181
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1880 - 1900
Coordinates
260560, 111702
Date Recorded
05/08/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1890, with inscribed “VR” royal cipher. Set into rubble stone boundary wall with red brick surround having shallow segmental head.
Appraisal
An attractive item of street furniture this post box representing a good example of early mass-produced cast-iron. The raised lettering and royal cipher enhance the design quality of the composition, and refer to a period when Ireland was past of the British Empire. The red brick surround emphasises the visual impact of the post box in the wall.