Post box in Elmpark, County Dublin (50030322)

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Wall-mounted cast-iron postbox, erected c. 1940, having hooded letter slot, P&T insignia and maker's mark 'Jessop Davis Enniscorthy'. Set in boundary wall to side of…

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Wall-mounted cast-iron postbox, erected c. 1940, having hooded letter slot, P&T insignia and maker's mark 'Jessop Davis Enniscorthy'. Set in boundary wall to side of street.

This postbox was manufactured by Jessop Davis of Enniscorthy, which was also known as St. John's Foundry until it closed in 1964. The postbox bears the monogram of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs. The third Ordnance Survey map (1907) indicates a letter box in this location, so it is likely that this replaced an earlier postbox. The post-Independence postbox is a notable example of high-quality mass-produced cast-iron work produced in Ireland in the early twentieth century. Wall boxes were popular in suburban areas where the volume of letters posted did not merit the more expensive pillar boxes.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 50030322

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Hugh Frazer, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Maker not stated on source page, anakena.de
William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, Wikimedia Commons

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