Survey Data
Reg No
21901218
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1930 - 1950
Coordinates
148333, 152270
Date Recorded
25/09/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c. 1940, with raised lettering. Manufacturer's name illegible on base. Mounted in rubble stone roadside wall.
Appraisal
This cast-iron post box, which is still in use, is an attractive item of street furniture and represents a notable surviving artifact of mass-produced cast-iron work. It was most likely maufactured by W.T. Allen and Co. of London. The post-box forms an attractive roadside feature.