Survey Data
Reg No
15400818
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1937 - 1950
Coordinates
258858, 268605
Date Recorded
12/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Post-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c.1940, with raised 'P&T' cipher in Gaelic/Celtic Revival script above letter slot and curved top. Attached to telegraph pole adjacent to Kilcar junction.
Appraisal
An attractive, if simple, item of street furniture that represents an early surviving arti fact of mass-produced cast-iron ware. The various raised elements serve to enliven the artistic design quality of the composition, while the Gaelic/Celtic Revival-style script is of particular interest as a reminder of the promotion of a national identity following the establishment of the independent State.