What is recorded here
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c.1890, with raised "VR" royal cipher. Set into the punch dressed limestone ashlar walling of the railway station.
An early surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron. Raised details contribute significantly to the artistic design quality of the piece. The royal cipher serves as a tangible reminder of the period when Ireland formed part of the British Empire.
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