Survey Data
Reg No
22901817
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1900 - 1910
Coordinates
265813, 107778
Date Recorded
05/01/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1905, with raised “ER VII” royal cipher. Set in limewashed lime rendered rubble stone boundary wall.
Appraisal
An attractive item of street furniture that forms a discreet feature in the street scene. The various raised details enhance the artistic design quality of the composition, while the royal cipher in particular is of interest as a reminder of Ireland as part of the British Empire. The post box also represents a well-maintained early-surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron ware.