Post box in Betaghstown, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Cast-iron wall box, c.1905, with royal insignia of Edward VII. Set into a roughly dressed limestone wall.

This cast-iron post box forms a modest though attractive addition to the streetscape of Bettystown. The recognisable form and simple detail illustrate the artistic qualities of mass production at the time of its casting. Post-boxes of this material are becoming increasingly rare in Ireland and are now often replaced by plastic boxes.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14316022

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