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Dyffryn Arth, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Aberarth, Dyffryn Arth, Ceredigion, designated on 23 May 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 23 May 1996
- Locality
- Aberarth
- Community
- Dyffryn Arth
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.25127, -4.22896
- Cadw reference
- 17472
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 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 177 Aberaeron (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on W bank of the river Arth, just E of Delfan.
History
Mid C20 telephone call box to standard K6 design of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott introduced 1936. This one with George VI crown, and made by Carron Company, Stirlingshire.
Exterior
Red painted cast-iron kiosk with shallow domed roof and four lunettes with royal crown, over four transparent illuminated panels and ventilation slits. Horizontal glazing to sides and door, with marginal vertical bars. Raised surrounds and moulded plinth.
Reason for designation
Prominently placed by the river side, included for group value with Pont Aberarth and nearby listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- DelfanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont Aberarth and attached abutment wallsTransportunder 1 mi
- AliciaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Felin AberarthIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.