Survey Data
Reg No
22117118
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1900 - 1910
Coordinates
220559, 122421
Date Recorded
07/04/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron pillar post box, erected c.1905, comprising shaft with plinth, fluted domed cap, and having crown motif and royal insignia of Edward VII in high relief. Set into footpath outside bank and town hall.
Appraisal
Freestanding post boxes are rare in County Tipperary, this being one of several in Clonmel. The high-quality cast-iron detailing gives this item of street furniture artistic and technical interest. Happily, this post box has been in continuous use for a century.