Post box in Townparks, County Wexford (15500024)

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Freestanding cast-iron "pillar box" post box, between 1883-1901; extant 1903, with "VR [Victoria Regina]" royal cipher. Street fronted on concrete footpath.

A "pillar box" post box supplied by A. [Andrew] Handyside and Company (established 1848) of Derby and London 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 Queen Victoria (1819-1901; r. 1837-1901) 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 15500024

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