What is recorded here

Wall-mounted cast-iron post box with hinged door, installed c.1880, set into smooth-rendered boundary wall pier. Moulded margin surround, projecting letter slot with raised lettering 'POST OFFICE', royal insignia of Victoria, and crown motif to upper section, and with foundry name 'W.T. Allen & Co. London' to base. Sited at road junction at south-east side of Monaghan town centre.

This Victorian post-box is an attractive item of street furniture that is representative of mass produced cast-iron ware. The embossed royal cipher and banded margins and royal cipher enhance this utilitarian object. The monogram is furthermore a reminder of a time when Ireland formed part of the British Empire. It is also a well designed example of high quality mass-produced cast-iron.

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