Survey Data
Reg No
40307001
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
236035, 317115
Date Recorded
28/06/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1880, with crown and insignia of Queen Victoria. Raised lettering over flap reading ‘Post Office’. Side hung door with lock below.
Appraisal
A late nineteenth-century letter box of simple design, with insignia and crown that are reminders of the Victorian period in Ireland. The simple raised lettering and crown motif of which adds artistic interest to its functional form. Cast-iron post boxes are becoming increasing rare throughout Ireland, often being replaced with mass-produced plastic boxes. It is set in the gable of an end of terrace house at the Erne Bridge facing south-west and adds to the historic fabric of the western part of the town.