Survey Data
Reg No
14908006
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1910 - 1920
Coordinates
227775, 232807
Date Recorded
07/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c.1915, with GR insignia and crown motif. Maker’s mark ‘W.T. Allen & Co. London’ to base. Set in smooth rendered gate pier of Lehinch Monastery.
Appraisal
This post box, set in the gate pier of Lehinch Monastery, is an important functional piece of street furniture. Made during the reign of King George V (1910-1921), this box is a reminder of a past era in Irish history. The London firm of founders, W.T. Allen & Co., was in operation from 1881-1955.