Reg No
30406811
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1880 - 1900
Coordinates
123378, 237239
Date Recorded
11/09/2008
Date Updated
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Wall-mounted cast-iron letter box, installed c.1890, bearing crown and royal insignia of Queen Victoria and manufacture W.T. Allen & Co, London. Mounted in the side wall of Tullokyne School.
This attractive rural post box, in the boundary wall of Tullokyne School, remains in active use. It is a fine example of mass-produced cast-iron with a simple design that is enhanced by the use of raised lettering and royal cipher which also acts as a reminder of the time when Ireland was part of the British Empire. The founder's name also features on the face of the post box, W. T Allen & Co, London (1881-1955), who started manufacturing post boxes for the Crown in 1886.