Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pillar Box at NE corner of Town Hall
Town, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Town, Merthyr Tydfil, designated on 13 January 1988.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 13 January 1988
- Community
- Town
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.74766, -3.37794
- Cadw reference
- 11446
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On pavement at junction of New Castle Street and High Street.
Exterior
Early C20. Circular iron pillar box of standard design.
Fluted rim to shallow domed cap. "POST OFFICE" lettering to frieze with letter opening, moulded base. Curved door embossed with crowned monogram "E VII R".
Reason for designation
Included for group value as part of a good group of listed public buildings in town centre.
Nearby in the register
- Town HallCivilunder 1 mi
- Former County CourtCivilunder 1 mi
- Statue & Plinth to Henry Seymour BerryCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Carnegie LibraryRecreationalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.