Post box in Helvick, County Waterford

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Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, extant 1922, with "GR [Georgius Rex]" royal cipher. Set in roughcast 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 coastal village street scene with embellishments identifying the artistic potential of the composition including the King George V (1865-1936; r. 1910-22) 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 22825001

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Alexander Redfern, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
An Rinn Astro / Fiontar Pobail (publisher); individual photographer not stated, anrinnastro.ie
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
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