Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Letter Box outside the Post Office
Caerleon, Newport, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Caerleon, Newport, designated on 18 January 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 18 January 2002
- Locality
- Caerleon
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Caerleon
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.60951, -2.95379
- Cadw reference
- 26134
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)
- 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)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1906 · 249 Newport (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the pavement immediately outside the Post Office in the centre of Caerleon.
History
A George VI letter box probably erected post WWII.
Exterior
Cast iron letter box manufactured by McDowell, Stevens and Co. of London and Falkirk inscribed on the base. It is unaltered apart from the addition of a stamp vending machine fixed to its right hand side.
Reason for designation
Included for its strong group value with the surrounding historic buildings in the centre of Caerleon.
Nearby in the register
- Telephone Call-box outside the Post OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- The Post OfficeDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 32 including attached railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 30 including attached railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.