post box — NEWCASTLE

The label post box gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.

The short source does not safely name the people, events or traditions tied to this exact point. A famous nearby story is not attached without evidence that it belongs here.

The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.

The saved source records: Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, installed c.1905, having curved cap.

post box — NEWCASTLE matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This cast-iron post box, which is still in use, is an attractive item of street furniture and represents a notable surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron work. This early twentieth-century letter box is of a simple design, its insignia and crown a reminder of the Edwardian period in Ireland. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.