Survey Data
Reg No
31306712
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1910 - 1915
Coordinates
95982, 295977
Date Recorded
17/11/2010
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, extant 1915, with "GR [Georgius Rex]" royal cipher. Set in repointed random rubble stone 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 a sylvan setting 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.