Post box in Mallow, County Cork (20815109)

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What is recorded here

Freestanding cast-iron pillar box, c. 1880, with moulded neck having lettering in relief, dentillated curved cap and royal insignia of Queen Victoria.

This post box is an attractive item of street furniture that is becoming increasingly rare as older models are systematically replaced with modern versions of little design distinction. There is evidence of fine crafting in the cast lettering and insignia.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20815109

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Tim Sheerman-Chase, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher

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