Survey Data
Reg No
15704202
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
Date
1901 - 1903
Coordinates
297116, 116732
Date Recorded
28/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, extant 1903, with "ER VII [Edwardus Rex]" royal cipher. Now disused. Set in rendered wall.
Appraisal
A "wall box" post box supplied by W.T. Allen and Company (fl. 1881-1955) of London representing an interesting example of mass-produced cast-iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in a rural street scene with embellishments identifying the artistic potential of the composition including the King Edward VII (1841-1910; r. 1901-10) royal cipher of additional significance as an imprinted reminder of the period when Ireland formed part of the British Empire.