Post box in Townparks, County Wexford (15502091)

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Freestanding cast-iron "pillar box" post box, extant 1922, with "GR [Georgius Rex]" royal cipher. Street fronted on a corner site on concrete footpath.

A "pillar box" post box supplied by McDowall Steven and Company (fl. 1828-1930) of London and Glasgow representing an interesting example of mass-produced cast-iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in an urban street scene with embellishments identifying the artistic potential of the composition including the King George V (1865-1936; r. 1910-22) 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 15502091

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