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Post box in Galbally

Post box
Post box in Galbally
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What is recorded here

Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, between 1905-10; extant 1921, with "ER [Edwardus Rex] VII" royal cipher. Site in rendered 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 iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in a rural village setting 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 15703123

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • David Purchase, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Purchase, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Simes69, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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