Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Letter Box outside Westgate Hotel
Stow Hill, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 31 March 2000
- Community
- Stow Hill
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58759, -2.99640
- Cadw reference
- 23115
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
Outside Westgate Hotel.
History
Early C20; from the reign of George VI.
Exterior
Cylindrical cast-iron post box of standard design. Fluted rim to shallow domed cap. On door, crown and monogram "GVIR". Foundry inscription on plinth "McDowell, Steven & Co Ltd, London & Falkirk".
Reason for designation
Listed for contribution to conservation area. Group value with adjacent listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- Westgate HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- 174 Commercial StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Nos 1-8 (Consecutive)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Westgate Chambers/Westgate Buildings (Nos.170-173 Consecutive)Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.