Survey Data
Reg No
20500797
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1965 - 1975
Coordinates
167081, 72210
Date Recorded
10/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Cast-iron post box, c. 1970.
Appraisal
This post box is representative of the final phase of cast-iron post boxes in Ireland. Today, contemporary post boxes are generally plastic and often replace the distinctive cast-iron box. It is important to afford protection to these cast-iron boxes, as are they are no longer in production. It is interesting to note the changes in the decorative detail of cast-iron post boxes from Victorian times to the latter part of the twentieth century.