What is recorded here
Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, extant 1903, with "VR [Victoria Regina]" royal cipher. Set in boundary wall.
A "wall box" post box supplied by W.T. Allen and Company (fl. 1711-1833) 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 15701933
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Darrin Antrobus, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- George Cruikshank, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- John M, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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