Survey Data
Reg No
14915003
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
Date
1900 - 1910
Coordinates
217110, 226999
Date Recorded
15/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1905, with ER VII royal cipher and crown motif. No longer in use. Maker’s mark ‘W.T. Allen & Co. London’ to base. Located on roadside outside St. Manchan's National School.
Appraisal
Though no longer in use this post box is a notable feature in the boundary wall of Saint Manchan's National School located at the busy crossroads at Lemanaghan and surrounded by the ruins of Saint Managhan Church and Lemanaghan Castle. The royal cipher identifies the reign of Edward VII (1901-1910). The London firm of founders, W.T. Allen & Co., was in operation from 1881-1955.