Survey Data
Reg No
11900309
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
Date
1910 - 1922
Coordinates
269581, 239296
Date Recorded
03/10/2002
Date Updated
--/--/--
Description
Pier-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, extant 1922, with "GR [Georgius Rex]" royal cipher. Set in rendered pier.
Appraisal
A "wall box" post box supplied by W.T. Allen and Company (fl. 1881-1955) of London representing an interesting example of mass-produced cast-iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in a rural street scene with embellishments identifying the artistic potential of the composition including the King George V (1865-1936; r. 1910-22) royal cipher of additional significance as an imprinted reminder of the period when Ireland formed part of the British Empire.