Post box on Park Gate Street, County Dublin

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Freestanding cast-iron pillar box erected c.1895. Circular profile with domed cap, moulded corona, neck moulding, cylindrical shaft and moulded plinth. Raised lettering, ‘POST’ and ‘OFFICE’, to neck flanking letter aperture. Curved hinged door facing west incorporating raised frame and raised royal insignia of Queen…

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This well preserved example of a Victorian pillar box is a reminder of the final decades of British rule in Ireland. The first cylindrical pillar boxes were introduced in 1879, but the earliest cylindrical pillar boxes did not have the royal cipher, an oversight rectified from 1887 onwards. This bears the royal cipher of Queen Victoria, ‘VR’, for ‘Victoria Regina’ or Queen Victoria. On gaining independence from Britain in 1922 the post boxes were repainted green instead of their earlier red. Still in active use, this cast-iron post box is a well-manufactured piece of street furniture that enhances the streetscape. Handyside & Co. had the Post Office Contract to make pillar boxes for the UK and Ireland from 1878 to 1933 (1931-1933 known as Derby Castings). A 'Type A' or larger diameter pillar box, these were intended for busy urban areas with large volumes of post.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 50070525

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