Post box in Limerick Municipal Borough, County Limerick

What is recorded here

Post box in Limerick Municipal Borough stands at Roseville Gardens and Corbally Road wearing a dome, fluting and a crown. That’s an extraordinary amount of hat for a street corner. You’d ask it for directions and come away engaged to its eldest daughter.

Freestanding cast-iron pillar box, erected c. 1915. Situated at the junction of Roseville Gardens and Corbally Road. Dome top with fluted crown above cyma reversa moulding. Raised lettering reading: Post Office and GR lettering with crown insignia above.

An appealing artefact in cast-iron making a subtle impression on the streetscape. The raised moulding, detailing the royal crown, adds some historical interest. The cipher is that of George V (1865-1936) who reigned over Ireland from 1910-1921. A pillar post box stood near this site in the 1870s.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21505003

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