Overview
post box — Seefin is recorded as post box in Offaly. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: Cast-iron post box, erected c.1880, with VR royal cipher and crown motif.
Why it was built
The saved source records: Cast-iron post box, erected c.1880, with VR royal cipher and crown motif.
People and work
The short source does not safely name the people, events or traditions tied to this exact point. A famous nearby story is not attached without evidence that it belongs here.
How it changed
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
What survives
The saved source records: Set in random coursed limestone wall.
Why it mattered
post box — Seefin matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: The modest form of this Victorian post box is enhanced by the simple and well designed lettering and crown motif, which add artistic interest to the functional piece. It identifies the reign of Victoria (1837-1901). The London firm of founders, W.T. Allen & Co., was in operation from 1881-1955. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- Seefin Housebuildingunder 0.1 miles
- Drumbane House — Seefinbuildingunder 0.1 miles
- Birr Railway Station — Seefinbuilding0.1 miles
- Mapped sculpture in County Offalyattraction0.1 miles
- Hillside House — Hillside Villasbuilding0.2 miles
- Ard na Gréine — Hillside Villasbuilding0.2 miles
- High Park House — Seefinbuilding0.2 miles
- country house — Railway Roadbuilding0.2 miles
- icehouse — Railway Roadbuilding0.3 miles
- water pump — Moorpark Streetbuilding0.3 miles
- Saint Brendan's National School — Moorpark Streetbuilding0.3 miles
- Stada Cona — Military Roadbuilding0.3 miles
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