Survey Data
Reg No
15401721
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1930 - 1950
Coordinates
226797, 250992
Date Recorded
23/11/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c.1940, with raised 'P&T insignia in Gaelic script above letter slot. Set into rubble limestone boundary wall. Located adjacent to cross road junction to northeast of Ballymore.
Appraisal
An attractive and unassuming item of street furniture representing an early surviving artifact of mass-produced cast-iron ware. This wall-mounted post box is typical of Ireland's post-Independence boxes. The raised Gaelic/Celtic Revival-style script is aesthetically pleasing and enlivens the appearance of this otherwise functional object.