Post box in Gormanston, County Meath

What is recorded here

Post box in Gormanston has a moulded neck and curved cap, giving it the look of a detective keeping watch since 1980. Forty-six years undercover, and ‘An Post’ written across its chest the entire time.

Cast-iron post box, c.1980, with moulded neck, curved cap and 'An Post' insignia.

This late twentieth-century post box is of a simple design, which has little decorative detailing. This functional object is representative of late twentieth-century design. Post boxes of the late twentieth century are becoming increasingly rare, as they are not afforded the protection of older boxes, though they are equally threatened by plastic replacements.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14322013

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