Post box in Oldconnaught, County Dublin (60260163)

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What is recorded here

Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, extant 1909, with "ER [Edwardus Rex] VII" royal cipher. Set in roughcast boundary wall.

A "wall box" post box supplied by W.T. Allen and Company (fl. 1881-1955) of London representing an interesting example of mass-produced cast-iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in an urban street scene with embellishments identifying the artistic potential of the composition including the King Edward VII (1841-1910; r. 1901-10) 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 60260163

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Cumann na mBunscol Wicklow photo album; individual photographer not named, www.cnmbwicklow.ie

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