Post box in Clonkeen, County Limerick

What is recorded here

Post box in Clonkeen had its royal badge removed but kept “W.T. Allen & Co. London” on its base. A clean break with the empire, except for the label, like throwing out your ex’s photograph and discovering he’s sewn his name into the good curtains.

Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c. 1905, with raised lettering. Maker's mark on base: ' W.T. Allen & Co. London'. Set into rubble stone boundary wall.

This post box represents a good example of early mass-produced cast-iron. The raised lettering enhance the design quality of the composition. The royal insignia has been removed at some stage in the past, reflecting the political climate of the early twentieth century.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21901419

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