Survey Data
Reg No
50010515
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1930 - 1950
Coordinates
315972, 234488
Date Recorded
20/10/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding oval-plan cast-iron double post box on plinth base, installed c.1940, with raised P&T insignia, moulded neck, dentillated frieze and shallow domed cap. Raised lettering 'Post Office' to neck. Paired letter boxes to front (east) face.
Appraisal
Prominently located on one of the main city thoroughfares, this attractive piece of street furniture remains in use, and the pair of letter boxes indicates a high volume of use. It represents a notable example of the high quality of mass-produced cast ironwork made in the early twentieth century. The raised Gaelic script lettering was used by the State for many official purposes in its early decades.