Post box in Graigue Little, County Wexford

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Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, between 1881-1901; extant 1902, with "VR [Victoria Regina]" royal cipher. Set in part creeper- or ivy-covered 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 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 15704905

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