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Post box in Balloughter

Post box
Post box in Balloughter
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What is recorded here

Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, extant 1921, with "VR [Victoria Regina]" royal cipher. Set in rendered wall.
A "wall box" post box supplied by W.T. Allen and Company (fl. 1881-1955) of London representing an interesting example of mass-produced cast-iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in a sylvan street scene with embellishments identifying the artistic potential of the composition including the Queen Victoria (1819-1901; r. 1837-1901) royal cipher of additional significance as an imprinted reminder of the period when Ireland formed part of the British Empire.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15701129

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Emf222, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Ballyoughter community website; individual photographer not stated, ballyoughter.ie
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Goreymurphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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