Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box opposite Village Farm
Llanfair, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 22 June 1990
- Locality
- St Hilary
- Community
- Llanfair
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.44977, -3.41519
- Cadw reference
- 13442
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
Set back from the SE corner of a T junction on the E side of the village; on a grassed triangular verge and against a boundary wall.
History
G VI R, K6 type. Square red kiosk of cast-iron construction to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London. The foundry plate on this example is not visible.
Exterior
Domed roof with four lunettes containing embossed crowns over opals with modern panels and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to sides and door with marginal glazing bars to horizontal glazing.
Reason for designation
Included for it''s prominent location in this conservation area.
Nearby in the register
- Village FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- The ManorDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 2 Manor CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 1 Manor CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.