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Post box in Clare, County Mayo (31214009)

Post box
Post box in Clare
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31214009
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Freestanding cast-iron "pillar box" post box, between 1901-10, with "ER [Edwardus Rex] VII" royal cipher. Set on concrete brick cobbled footpath.
A "pillar box" post box supplied by A. [Andrew] Handyside and Company (established 1848) of Derby and London representing an interesting example of mass-produced cast-iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in an urban street scene with embellishments identifying the artistic potential of the composition including the King Edward VII (1841-1910; r. 1901-10) 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 31214009

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Gareth James, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Harry Murphy / Sportsfile, via Western People, www.westernpeople.ie
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
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