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Post box in Coolmore

Post box
Post box in Coolmore
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What is recorded here

Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, installed c.1880, having canopied letter slot with raised lettering reading ‘Post Office’ and embossed manufacturer's mark 'W.T. Allen & Co. London'. Set in rubble limestone wall.
A fine example of historic mass produced cast-iron, demonstrating the excellent quality and design which was used for these functional objects in the past.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20987041

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Andrew Wood, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • H., Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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