Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box near Townsend (01792 390179)
Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 11 May 1990
- Locality
- Landimore
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61542, -4.21768
- Cadw reference
- 11730
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
In Landimore hamlet, at entrance to Townsend farmyard
History
A K6-type square red kiosk of cast-iron construction, to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect, of London. The design was introduced by the GPO in 1936. This example dates from after 1952.
Exterior
Domed roof with four lunettes containing embossed Queen Elizabeth II crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to sides and door with marginal glazing to horizontal perspex panels. The rear is blank apart from the foundry identification, reading "Lion Foundry / Co Ltd / Kirkintilloch". Moulded plinth.
Reason for designation
A surviving telephone box to the Gilbert Scott design in a heritage location.
Nearby in the register
- Bovehill CastleManorunder 1 mi
- Limekiln in Bovehill WoodIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Packhorse Bridge over Burry PillTransportunder 1 mi
- Limekiln below Weobley CastleIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.