Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box near junction with Regent Street
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, designated on 3 November 1988.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 3 November 1988
- Locality
- Abergavenny
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Abergavenny
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.82482, -3.02266
- Cadw reference
- 2799
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)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Set to rear of pavement with back to stone boundary wall adjoining No. 2 Brecon Road. Located within the Abergavenny conservation area.
History
K6 type square, red kiosk of cast iron construction to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London. Design introduced by GPO in 1936, this example probably installed after World War II. No foundry plate visible.
Exterior
Cast iron and glass with a timber door. Domed roof with four lunettes containing King George VI crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to door and sides with marginal glazing bars to horizontal glazing.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a K6 telephone box in a heritage location.
Nearby in the register
- House, including attached railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- House, including attached railingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- House, including attached railingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- House, including attached railingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.