Survey Data
Reg No
21521009
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Historical, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1910 - 1925
Coordinates
157014, 156180
Date Recorded
25/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted rectangular cast-iron post box, erected between 1910 and 1925, with open letter flat with lettering: Post Office, and crown emblem above. Panelled face with timetable frame and integrated pull handle and GR insignia. Maker's name in relief to base reads: W.T. Allen, London. Post box has been reset in a concrete block rebuilt corner of a squared and coursed rubble limestone wall.
Appraisal
Post office street furniture provide some of the rare extant references to the British monarchy within the Irish landscape. This post box was erected during the reign of George V whose reign in the British Isles lasted from 1910 to 1936.