Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box outside Fircot
Peterston-super-Ely, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 22 June 1990
- Locality
- Peterston-Super-Ely
- Community
- Peterston-super-Ely
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.47904, -3.32173
- Cadw reference
- 13441
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 the village centre and near St Peter's church, on a corner site.
History
K6 type square red kiosk of standard design by Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London; design introduced by GPO in 1936.
Exterior
K6 telephone box. Of cast iron painted red with domed roof surmounted by crown; 4 lunettes with red-lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to sides and door with margin bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear with casting inscription, moulded plinth.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with the church.
Nearby in the register
- Remains of Peterston CastleCastleunder 1 mi
- Church of St PeterReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 10 Pwll-y-Min CrescentDomesticunder 1 mi
- 9 Pwll-y-Min CrescentDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.