Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box adjoining Old Post Office
St. Fagans, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St Fagans, Cardiff, designated on 18 December 1989.
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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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (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.