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Post box on Blackhall Place

Post box
Post box on Blackhall Place
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Freestanding circular-profile cast-iron pillar box with plinth base, installed c.1935. Raised insignia of P&T to front (north) elevation, moulded neck, dentilated frieze and shallow domed cap. Maker’s mark to rear (south) of plinth base: ‘CARRON COMPANY / STIRLINGSHIRE’. Set into concrete paving of footpath. Located…

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Freestanding circular-profile cast-iron pillar box with plinth base, installed c.1935. Raised insignia of P&T to front (north) elevation, moulded neck, dentilated frieze and shallow domed cap. Maker’s mark to rear (south) of plinth base: ‘CARRON COMPANY / STIRLINGSHIRE’. Set into concrete paving of footpath. Located at corner of Blackhall Place and Benburb Street.
This attractive piece of street furniture represents the high quality of mass-produced cast-iron work in the early years of the twentieth century. The insignia, representing the national Posts & Telegraphs service, dates the box to the early years of the Irish State. The pre-Independence forms of pillar box and wall box were continued for many years, with only the insignia changing, creating a continuity of design.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 50070519

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