Survey Data
Reg No
30411618
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1880 - 1900
Coordinates
172928, 209407
Date Recorded
13/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Cast-iron wall-mounted post box, erected c.1890, bearing royal insignia of Queen Victoria and crown. Set in rendered pier with curved cap, outside former school.
Appraisal
Cast-iron post boxes with this insignia date from the Victorian period in Ireland. Following Independence, they were repainted but otherwise generally unaltered. The modest form of this box is enhanced by the simple and well designed lettering and the crown, which add artistic interest, illustrate the skill and care of nineteenth-century industrial design and also serve as a reminder of Ireland's former colonial status.