Post box in Sheepstown, County Kilkenny

What is recorded here

Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, between 1903-10, with "ER [Edwardus Rex] VII" royal cipher. Set in lichen-spotted rendered surround in boundary 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 village 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 12403106

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