Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box
Pentyrch, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 8 November 1991
- Locality
- Gwaelod-y-garth
- Community
- Pentyrch
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.54796, -3.27687
- Cadw reference
- 13534
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
Opposite Post Office in centre of village.
History
K6 type square red kiosk of standard desihgn by Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London. Design introduced by GPO in 1936.
Exterior
K6 telephone box. 0f cast iron 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.
Interior
Renewed telephone equipment.
Reason for designation
Included within the conservation area of Gwaelod-y-garth with its early industrial housing.
Nearby in the register
- Former Salem ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Railway Viaduct over River Taff (partly in Llantwit Fardre community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Bethlehem Capel yr AnnibynwyrReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Gwaelod-y-garth SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.