Overview
post box — Westland Row is recorded as post box in Dublin. Freestanding cast-iron pillar postbox, erected c. 1890. Moulded plinth, rising to moulded cornice and surmounted with shallow domed cap, having dentillated cornice.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Moulded plinth, rising to moulded cornice and surmounted with shallow domed cap, having dentillated cornice.
People and work
The saved account records: Freestanding cast-iron pillar postbox, erected c. 1890.
How it changed
The saved account records: Maker's mark, now illegible, to plinth.
What survives
The saved account records: Moulded frame surrounding collection time display.
Why it mattered
post box — Westland Row matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: A curious pillar postbox which displays neither the British royal insignia nor Post and Telegraph emblem usually associated with postboxes of this form and design. The box appears to have been altered, as is apparent from the joinings visible in the main body above the plinth and below the letter slot. It is possible that the box was altered to remove the royal insignias following Independence. Still in use, it makes an eye-catching addition to the streetscape. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
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