What is recorded here
Post box in Tullokyne has Queen Victoria fixed to the school wall, still there long after the empire packed up. Whatever she did, that is a ferocious detention.
Wall-mounted cast-iron letter box, installed c.1890, bearing crown and royal insignia of Queen Victoria and manufacture W.T. Allen & Co, London. Mounted in the side wall of Tullokyne School.
This attractive rural post box, in the boundary wall of Tullokyne School, remains in active use. It is a fine example of mass-produced cast-iron with a simple design that is enhanced by the use of raised lettering and royal cipher which also acts as a reminder of the time when Ireland was part of the British Empire. The founder's name also features on the face of the post box, W. T Allen & Co, London (1881-1955), who started manufacturing post boxes for the Crown in 1886.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 30406811
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