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Post box in Middletown

Post box
Post box in Middletown
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Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, extant 1903, with "ER [Edwardus Rex] VII" royal cipher. Set in rendered, ruled and lined 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 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 15704751

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Yosemite, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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