Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box
Overton, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Overton, Wrexham, designated on 19 July 1989.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 19 July 1989
- Community
- Overton
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.97050, -2.93520
- Cadw reference
- 1728
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on S corner with Willow Street.
History
Telephone kiosk; George VI K6 type square, cast iron construction to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect. Design introduced by GPO in 1936, and this example made by Lion Foundry, Kirkintilloch.
Exterior
Domed roof, with 4 lunettes containing embossed crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to sides and door with marginal glazing bars to horizontal glazing.
Reason for designation
Included for group value in an important conservation area.
Nearby in the register
- 17 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Church CottageCommercialunder 1 mi
- 18 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- White CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.