Survey Data
Reg No
41303166
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
267568, 333521
Date Recorded
04/10/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box with hinged door, installed c.1880, set into smooth-rendered boundary wall pier. Moulded margin surround, projecting letter slot with raised lettering 'POST OFFICE', royal insignia of Victoria, and crown motif to upper section, and with foundry name 'W.T. Allen & Co. London' to base. Sited at road junction at south-east side of Monaghan town centre.
Appraisal
This Victorian post-box is an attractive item of street furniture that is representative of mass produced cast-iron ware. The embossed royal cipher and banded margins and royal cipher enhance this utilitarian object. The monogram is furthermore a reminder of a time when Ireland formed part of the British Empire. It is also a well designed example of high quality mass-produced cast-iron.