Survey Data
Reg No
21515007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Milestone/milepost
In Use As
Milestone/milepost
Date
1840 - 1845
Coordinates
155597, 156750
Date Recorded
29/11/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Upright cast-iron borough boundary marker, erected in 1842, and set into the wall on the North Circular Road. It reads: Borough of Limerick. 3 & 4 " Victoria Chap, 108 & 109 Martin Honan Esqr. Mayor 1842'. Relief on the front of the marker depicts the arms of the city: showing a twined curved castle walls with battlements which flank a gabled entrance. Pointed arched entrance doorway with three-light window above, surmounted by a flying flag at the apex of the gable. Gun loops on the façade of the entrance bay complete the setting of the relief. The name of the manufacturer, at the base of the marker, is obscured due to the resurfacing of the footpath.
Appraisal
This surviving piece of street furniture marked the borough boundary of Limerick City. Its survival and the artistic detailing of the relief add to its architectural heritage merit.