Survey Data
Reg No
30409107
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1880 - 1900
Coordinates
102612, 222126
Date Recorded
23/09/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron letter box installed c.1890, bearing crown and royal insignia of King Edward VII and manufacturer's mark W.T. Allen & Co. London. Mounted at corner of boundary wall to Cill Mhuire.
Appraisal
This is a typical late nineteenth-century rural post box which remains in use. It is an example of mass-produced cast-iron of simple design and enhanced by the use of raised lettering and royal cipher which also acts as a reminder of when Ireland was a colony of the British Empire. The founder's name also features on the face of the post box W. T Allen & Co, London (1881-1955), who started manufacturing post boxes for the Crown in 1886.