Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box in Llansilin village.
Llansilin, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llansilin village, Llansilin, Powys, designated on 25 May 1988.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 25 May 1988
- Locality
- Llansilin village
- Community
- Llansilin
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.84667, -3.17535
- Cadw reference
- 1317
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the west side of High Street (B4580), close to road junction at north end of village. Set against rubble boundary wall with former local Post Office diagonally opposite.
History
Design introduced by GPO in 1936, this example probably installed at an early date after the Second World War.
Exterior
K-6 type square, red kiosk of cast-iron construction to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect, of London.
Domed roof with four lunettes containing embossed crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to sides and door with marginal bars to horizontal panels. Blank rear, moulded plinth.
Reason for designation
Prominent in conservation area.
Nearby in the register
- BronwylfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- PreswylfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Darwin CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old White LionCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.