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Post box in Ferns Upper

Post box
Post box in Ferns Upper
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What is recorded here

Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, between 1881-1901; extant 1904, with "VR [Victoria Regina]" royal cipher. Set in concrete block 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 a rural village street scene with embellishments identifying the artistic potential of the composition including the Queen Victoria (1819-1901; r. 1837-1901) 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 15612014

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • 瑞丽江的河水, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • liam murphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ferns St Aidans GAA club website; individual photographer not named, www.fernsgaa.com
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