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Post box on Sycamore Road

Post box
Post box on Sycamore Road
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Freestanding round-plan cast-iron pillar postbox, erected c. 1960, having shallow domed cap, fluted frieze, moulded neck and plinth base, raised 'P&T' (Poist agus Teileagrafa) cipher to front door, and maker's mark 'Carron Company Stirlingshire' to rear of plinth.

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Freestanding round-plan cast-iron pillar postbox, erected c. 1960, having shallow domed cap, fluted frieze, moulded neck and plinth base, raised 'P&T' (Poist agus Teileagrafa) cipher to front door, and maker's mark 'Carron Company Stirlingshire' to rear of plinth.
One of many cast-iron pillar postboxes scattered throughout the dense northern suburbs of Dublin, reflecting the expanding social infrastructure of the mid-twentieth century, as communities were relocated in the wake of inner city development. This example bears the maker's mark of the Carron Company of Scotland, which was an important manufacturer of pillar boxes throughout Britain and Ireland. It remains a functional and attractive piece of street furniture, of design and technical interest.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 50130024

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Smirkybec, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Peter Gerken, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Smirkybec, Wikimedia Commons
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · Public domain
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Marathon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gareth James, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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