Overview
post box — The Newtown is recorded as post box in Westmeath. Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c.1940, with raised 'P&T' cipher in Gaelic/Celtic Revival script above letter slot. Maker's name appears at base in raised lettering 'St John's Works, Enniscorthy'.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c.1940, with raised 'P&T' cipher in Gaelic/Celtic Revival script above letter slot.
People and work
The saved account records: Maker's name appears at base in raised lettering 'St John's Works, Enniscorthy'.
How it changed
The saved account records: Set in rubble limestone pier to south end of section of walling associated with Catholic shrine (15317068).
What survives
The saved account records: Located at west side of Newtown suburb, Moate.
Why it mattered
post box — The Newtown matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: An attractive, if simple, item of street furniture that represents an early-surviving artifact of mass-produced cast-iron ware. The various raised elements serve to enliven the artistic design quality of the composition, while the Gaelic/Celtic Revival-style script is of particular interest as a reminder of the promotion of a national identity following the establishment of the independent State. This particular design probably dates to after c.1937 as earlier post-independence post boxes usually had an 'SÉ' cipher. The firm of founders are indicated as St John's Works, Enniscorthy. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
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