Post box in Galtrim, County Meath

What is recorded here

Post box in Galtrim has lasted since about 1905, while plastic replacements creep into the profession. Replacing it with plastic would be like retiring a draught horse and solemnly handing its duties to a lunchbox.

Cast-iron post box, c.1905, with ER VII insignia.

Cast-iron post boxes such as this are often replaced by modern plastic boxes and are becoming increasing rare throughout Ireland. The modest form of this box is enhanced by the simple and well designed lettering and crown which add artistic interest to the box.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14404304

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Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
J. Stirling Coyne, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
C O'Flanagan, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
C O'Flanagan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Billy Irwin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ronnie Nijboer, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
William Murphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Neil Forrester, Co.Meath, Ireland. http://neil.forrester.ie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
Anthony Foster, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0