Survey Data
Reg No
20841018
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1900 - 1910
Coordinates
111934, 33720
Date Recorded
05/04/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1905, with Edward VII royal insignia and makers mark. Rectangular aperture and display panel.
Appraisal
A well designed post boxes whose simple functional form is enhanced by the swirling insignia. It serves as a reminder of early twentieth century Ireland, when the country was still under British rule. Post boxes of this time period are becoming increasingly rare.