Post box in Cushenstown, County Wexford

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Wall-mounted cast-iron "lamp box" post box, between 1910-22; extant 1922, with "GR [Georgius Rex]" royal cipher. Now disused. Set in rendered wall.

A "lamp box" post box supplied by A. [Andrew] Handyside and Company (established 1848) of Derby and London representing an interesting example of mass-produced cast-iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in a rural street scene with embellishments identifying the artistic potential of the composition including the King George V (1865-1936; r. 1910-22) 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 15703503

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