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Post box in Balloughton

Post box
Post box in Balloughton
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What is recorded here

Pier-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, between 1905-1910; extant 1922, with "ER [Edwardus Rex] VII" royal cipher. Set in rendered, ruled and lined pier.
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 King Edward VII (1841-1910; r. 1901-10) 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 15704605

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  • GJM Contracts Ltd; individual photographer not named, www.gjm.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.theirishroadtrip.com
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