Survey Data
Reg No
21904013
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1910 - 1930
Coordinates
167834, 135052
Date Recorded
05/12/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c. 1920. Mounted on coursed limestone rubble wall. Raised ER lettering and crown motif. Manufacture's name: 'W.T. Allen & Co. London' inscribed on base.
Appraisal
This cast-iron post box, which is still in use, is an important and subtle, item of street furniture that represents an early surviving example of mass-produced cast-iron work. The raised royal cipher and crown motif enhance the design quality of the composition and are of significance as a tangible reminder of Ireland as part of the British Empire. The location of the post box at a cross-roads indicates the sites significance to the infrastructure of the area.