Survey Data
Reg No
15402220
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1901 - 1910
Coordinates
209624, 249329
Date Recorded
11/11/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, between 1901-10, with raised "ER VII" royal cipher. Makers name appears at base in raised lettering ' T. Allen & Co. London '. Set in rubble limestone gate pier adjacent to road junction and to the northwest of Glassan.
Appraisal
An attractive, if simple, item of street furniture that represents an early-surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron ware. The modest design of the box is enhanced by the royal cipher (identifying the reign of Edward VII between 1901-1910), the crown motif and the maker's name to the base, which enliven the appearance of this otherwise functional object. Many pre-independence post boxes were simply painted green and retained their royal insignia but are becoming a rarer sight and are now worthy of retention. It is located close to a rural junction, a common siting for post boxes. This cast-iron post box, which is still in use, is an important, if subtle, feature in the landscape to the northeast of Glassan.