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Freestanding cast-iron pillar postbox, erected c. 1965. Shallow domed cap with fluted rim, moulded neck and plinth. Door to front face with letter slot and collection plate. Maker's insignia to rear of plinth reading 'Carron Company Stirlingshire'. Set into footpath in residential…
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From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 50030286
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Architecture of Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Hugh Frazer, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Maker not stated on source page, www.irishmirror.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, anakena.de
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