Survey Data

Reg No

30818009


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Social, Technical


Original Use

Post box


In Use As

Post box


Date

1880 - 1900


Coordinates

205550, 289957


Date Recorded

03/07/2003


Date Updated

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Description

Cast-iron post box, c.1885, with V.R. insignia and crown, set in random limestone wall at Dromod Railway station.

Appraisal

This Victorian cast-iron post box forms an attractive addition to the furniture of the railway station complex in Dromod. It remains in use as an important feature in the social and urban fabric of the town. At the base of the post-box is inscribes 'W.T. ALLEN & CO. London', the makers of the box.