Survey Data
Reg No
22401905
Rating
Local
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
174509, 180833
Date Recorded
14/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Cast-iron post box, c.1880, with royal insignia of Queen Victoria and crown motif, set in rubble boundary wall.
Appraisal
This cast-iron post box forms a modest though attractive addition to the village of Castletown. The recognizable form and simple detail of this post box illustrate the artistic qualities of mass production at the time of its casting. Post boxes of this material are becoming increasingly rare in Ireland and are now often replaced by plastic boxes.