Survey Data

Reg No

30405106


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Architectural, Social, Technical


Original Use

Post box


In Use As

Post box


Date

1920 - 1940


Coordinates

80662, 242050


Date Recorded

26/08/2008


Date Updated

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Description

Cast-iron wall-mounted post box, c. 1930, with P&T and manufacturer’s insignia.

Appraisal

This is one of a series of mass-produced post boxes having a simple functional form enhanced by raised lettering. It serves as a reminder of early twentieth-century Ireland, when the postal service was generally the only means of long-distance communication. Such boxes are becoming rare.