Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box adjoining Old Post Office
St. Fagans, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 18 December 1989
- Locality
- St Fagans
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- St. Fagans
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48719, -3.26785
- Cadw reference
- 14124
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
Part of a group of historic buildings in the main street of St Fagans village.
History
Design introduced by the GPO in 1936 to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London. This example may have been installed before WWII as the adjoining letter box is a George V one.
Exterior
K6 type square, red kiosk of cast iron construction. Raised surrounds to the door and sides with marginal glazing bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear, moulded plinth. Domed roof with 4 lunettes with King George VI crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits.
Reason for designation
Included as an historic telephone call box in a heritage location.
Nearby in the register
- The Old Post Office RestaurantDomesticunder 1 mi
- Eastern & Western Walls of Rose Garden at St Fagans CastleDomesticunder 1 mi
- Wall of the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin with the attached War MemorialReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lychgate at entrance to Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Blessed VirginReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.