Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box near The Goldcroft PH
Caerleon, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 21 December 1992
- Locality
- Caerleon
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Caerleon
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61287, -2.95665
- Cadw reference
- 3095
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
About 200m north of the Church of St Cadoc at the north end of Goldcroft Common.
History
Design introduced by the GPO in 1936 to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London, but this example was probably installed after WWII.
Exterior
K6 type square, red kiosk of cast iron construction. Embossed foundry plate: ''Carron Company, Stirlingshire''. Domed roof with 4 lunettes with King George VI crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to the door and sides with marginal glazing bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear, moulded plinth.
Reason for designation
Included as a telephone call box in a heritage location.
Nearby in the register
- Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Grounds of the Croft Nursing HomeLegionary Fortressunder 1 mi
- Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Goldcroft CommonLegionary Fortressunder 1 mi
- Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Grounds of St Cadoc's HomeLegionary Fortressunder 1 mi
- Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Grounds of Health ClinicLegionary Fortressunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.