Survey Data
Reg No
31204039
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1899 - 1901
Coordinates
124448, 318944
Date Recorded
11/12/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron "pillar box" post box, between 1899-1901; extant 1926, with "VR [Victoria Regina]" royal cipher. Street fronted on concrete footpath.
Appraisal
A "pillar box" post box supplied by A. [Andrew] Handyside and Company (established 1848) of Derby and London representing an interesting example of mass-produced cast-iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in an urban street scene with embellishments identifying the artistic potential of the composition including the Queen Victoria (1819-1901; r. 1837-1901) royal cipher of additional significance as an imprinted reminder of the period when Ireland formed part of the British Empire.