Survey Data
Reg No
30406802
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1879 - 1911
Coordinates
117138, 238411
Date Recorded
10/09/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron "pillar box" post box, extant 1911. Set back from line of road.
Appraisal
A "pillar box" post box representing an interesting example of mass-produced cast-iron work making a pleasing visual statement in a rural setting. NOTE: The post box carries the signature of A. Handyside and Company of Derby and London who produced their first post box in 1853 and who secured the contract for post boxes throughout Great Britain and Ireland in 1879. The company ceased trading in 1911. The post box originally carried the "VR [Victoria Regina]" cipher of Queen Victoria (1819-1901; r. 1837-1901) or the "ER [Edwardus Rex] VII" royal cipher of King Edward VII (1841-1910; r. 1901-10). The post box, surplus to requirements in its original urban setting, is a comparatively recent addition to the historic built environment of Rosscahill.