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Post box in Kilmore Lower

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Post box in Kilmore Lower
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Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c. 1890, with 'VR' royal cipher and raised crown motif to head, and raised ‘Post Office’ lettering to letter flap. Foundry mark to base, now illegible. Set into stonework pier, adjacent to crossroad junction. Located to the west of Longford Town and to the east of…

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Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c. 1890, with 'VR' royal cipher and raised crown motif to head, and raised ‘Post Office’ lettering to letter flap. Foundry mark to base, now illegible. Set into stonework pier, adjacent to crossroad junction. Located to the west of Longford Town and to the east of Cloondara.
An attractive item of street furniture that represents an early surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron ware. The modest design of the box is enhanced by the royal cipher (identifying the reign of Queen Victoria between 1837 - 1901) and the crown motif, which enlivens the appearance of this otherwise functional object. Many pre-independence post boxes were simply painted green and retained their royal insignia but are now becoming an increasingly rare sight and are worthy of retention as historical artifacts. Although the foundry mark to the base is now illegible, this post box may have been made by W.T. Allen and Company of London (1881 - 1955), who were responsible for many of the late-Victorian and Edwardian post boxes in North Leinster. This post box was moved to its present location from a site a short distance to the east (map information).

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 13401322

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  • Hoops341, Wikimedia Commons
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, stuffnobodycaresabout.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, field-monuments.galwaycommunityheritage.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.ianvisits.co.uk
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