Survey Data
Reg No
31212188
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1910 - 1922
Coordinates
100537, 284007
Date Recorded
14/08/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, between 1910-22, with "GR [Georgius Rex]" royal cipher. Set in coursed or snecked limestone boundary wall.
Appraisal
A "wall box" post box supplied by W.T. Allen and Company (fl. 1881-1955) of 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 King George V (1865-1936; r. 1910-22) royal cipher of additional significance as an imprinted reminder of the period when Ireland formed part of the British Empire.