Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pillar Box at corner of Theobald Road
Canton, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Canton, Cardiff, designated on 8 November 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 8 November 2001
- Locality
- Canton
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Canton
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.47921, -3.20638
- Cadw reference
- 25862
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
On the south side of Canton about 300m south-west of the Church of St John the Evangelist.
History
This pillar box is the V R standard cylindrical design which was current from 1887-1901.
Exterior
Cast iron cylindrical pillar box with V R monogram which is also marked in relief lettering Handyside and Co. Derby and London.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as an increasingly rare late Victorian pillar box.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St John the EvangelistReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Milepost outside No.240Transportunder 1 mi
- Gates on the north side of the Church of St John the EvangelistReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Salem Eglwys Bresbyteraidd CymruReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.