Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Aghanloo Post Office
Dowland, Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Post Office
- Date of construction
- 1940 - 1959
- Address
- Aghanloo Post Office, Dowland, Limavady, Co Londonderry, BT49 OHX
- Townland
- Dowland
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 55.08219, -6.93699
- Date of survey
- 11 December 1997
- HB reference
- HB02/11/043 B
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
Shown on 2 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1937 "OS 1:25,000 1937-1961" (National Library of Scotland).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A small mono-pitch corrugated iron building on a plan 2.5 x 2 metres approximatley. It is painted red, has sheeted door with small rectangular fanlilght, flanked with window and above a sign stating "AGHANLOO POST OFFICE". A post box (Elizabeth Regina) is inserted in front wall to one side. A red telephone kiosk, embossed with crown above word telephone (kiosk No. 6 produced beetween 1936 and 1968) is in front of post office. Makes an interesting group with cottage.
Historical information
Post office was established in 1950 by the owner's sister who formerly worked in its earlier location about one kilometer west of the present site.
References:
Owner (1997)
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A moderately interesting small group of post office kiosk and cottage. The tiny corrugated post office is reminicent of smililar small structures which dotted the Irish countryside.
Nearby in the register
- 47 Aghanloo RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Artikelly Community CentreRecreational clubunder 1 mi
- Aghanloo Church of Ireland ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- House adjacent to Aghanloo ChurchHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.