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Post box in Whitechurch

Post box

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Wall-mounted cast-iron "lamp box" post box, between 1905-10, with "ER [Edwardus Rex]" royal cipher. Set in rendered surround in coursed rubble stone boundary wall.
A "lamp box" post box supplied by A. [Andrew] Handyside and Company (established 1848) of Derby and London representing an interesting example of mass-produced iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in a sylvan street scene with embellishments identifying the artistic potential of the composition including the King Edward VII (1841-1910; r. 1901-10) royal cipher of additional significance as an imprinted reminder of the period when Ireland formed part of the British Empire.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15703902

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • Dr Charles Nelson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Purchase, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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