Survey Data
Reg No
12504323
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1910 - 1920
Coordinates
247116, 198533
Date Recorded
29/08/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c. 1915, with raised "GR" royal cipher. Foundry name J.T. Allen & Co. London. Set in the plain painted render of the gable wall of the Christian Brothers School.
Appraisal
An attractive item of street furniture, an early-surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron ware. Raised details contribute significantly to the artistic design quality of the piece. The royal cipher serves as a historic reminder of the period when Ireland formed part of the British Empire.