Survey Data
Reg No
41401618
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1910 - 1920
Coordinates
249973, 321858
Date Recorded
20/05/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c.1915, with royal crown and monogram of George V. Lettering 'Post Office' to letter slot. Foundry mark to base of door. Set in coursed rubble stone wall to east of gateway to Hilton Park.
Appraisal
This post box is an example of the work of the London foundry of W.T. Allen & Co, and its functional design is provided with decorative and contextual interest by the royal insignia to the top. Boxes with this insignia were manufactured between 1910 and 1836, and are rarer than their earlier Victorian counterparts, due to the shortened reign of George V in Ireland.