Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box outside Nos.26 & 28 Bridge Street
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Usk, Monmouthshire, designated on 3 November 1988.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 3 November 1988
- Locality
- Usk
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Usk
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70232, -2.90564
- Cadw reference
- 2803
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)
- 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)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated with back to railed forecourt of No.28 Bridge Street
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 dating from after 1952. Embossed foundry plate: "Lion Foundry Co Ltd, Kirkintilloch".
Exterior
Domed roof with 4 lunettes containing Queen Elizabeth II crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to door and sides with marginal glazing bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear, moulded plinth.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with other listed buildings in Bridge Street.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge Street, and attached iron railingsCommercialunder 1 mi
- Bridge Street, rear wingInstitutionalunder 1 mi
- National Westminster BankCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Cross Keys InnCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.