Survey Data
Reg No
14804007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1900 - 1910
Coordinates
263656, 232994
Date Recorded
10/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Cast-iron post box, erected c.1905, with ER VII royal cipher and crown. Mounted in stone wall of former ticket office of Edenderry Railway Station. Maker’s mark ‘W.T. Allen & Co. London’ to base.
Appraisal
The modest form of this post box is enhanced by the simple and well designed lettering and crown, which also adds an artistic quality to the piece. The post box is a significant feature of the town's social and urban fabric. The cipher identifies the reign of Edward VII (1901-1910). The London firm of founders, W.T. Allen & Co., was in operation from 1881-1955.