Post box in Ballymote, County Sligo

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Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, installed c. 1915. Vertical oblong shape, moulded edge, protruding flap embossed 'POST OFFICE' over letter slot, embossed G R insignia with crown, embossed manufacturer's mark 'W T ALLEN & Co. LONDON', hinged access door with slot for collections information plate. Mounted in rubble stone wall at Y-junction.

This cast-iron post box is of significant historic and social interest, acting as a reminder of the era of post-Edwardian rule in Ireland before Irish independence in the 1920s. Its high quality cast-iron work makes an artistic contribution to the streetscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 32314014

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Willie Duffin, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Eamonn McMunn / Sligo GAA (credit printed on photograph), www.sligogaa.ie
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