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Post box on Richmond Road

Post box
Post box on Richmond Road
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Freestanding cast-iron pillar postbox, erected c. 1985. Round plan, with shallow moulded cap, moulded neck and plinth base. Raised 'An Post' insignia to front (west) face. Maker's mark to rear. Set at northeast corner of Grace Park Avenue, at junction with Richmond Road.

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Freestanding cast-iron pillar postbox, erected c. 1985. Round plan, with shallow moulded cap, moulded neck and plinth base. Raised 'An Post' insignia to front (west) face. Maker's mark to rear. Set at northeast corner of Grace Park Avenue, at junction with Richmond Road.
This attractive piece of street furniture is an example of the continuing presence of this mass-produced cast-iron model in the latter decades of the twentieth century. The insignia, representing the national postal service (renamed 'An Post' in 1984), provides subtle decorative as well as contextual interest. It was cast, like all postboxes supplied to An Post in this period, by the Dublin foundry of Tonge & Taggart Ltd. The simplicity of its form, with restrained lettering and gentle curves, is typical of the iconic pillar box design.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 50120037

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