Survey Data
Reg No
21903817
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1910 - 1920
Coordinates
152427, 129663
Date Recorded
06/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Pole-mounted round-headed cast-iron post box, installed c. 1915, having curved corners with banding to door. Raised lettering and royal cipher of King George V. Located on road side.
Appraisal
This is a very unusual road side feature dating from the reign of King George V. In comparison to earlier models, post boxes dating from this period in Ireland are very rare as shortly after George V's ascension to the throne the War of Independence commenced. Post boxes such as this one is a fine example of the high quality mass produced cast-iron street furniture, which was produced during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.