Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pillar Box, St George's Crescent
Llandudno, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandudno, Conwy, designated on 16 March 1976.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 16 March 1976
- Locality
- Llandudno
- Community
- Llandudno
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.32419, -3.82678
- Cadw reference
- 3456
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 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1885 · OS One-Inch (Hills) 1885-1903 (National Library of Scotland)
- 1899 · 94 Beaumaris (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1930 · OS Popular Edition 1919-1947 (National Library of Scotland)
Cadw's description
Location
Outside The Queen's Hotel.
History
An example of the hexagonal cast-iron pillar box designed by J W Penfold c1865; pillar boxes of identical design produced 1866 to 79 by Cochrane and Co.
Exterior
Hexagonal cast-iron pillar box. Shallow umbrella shaped domed top decorated with foliage and with beading at the base; oval finial. Royal coat of arms above opening for letters. Initials " VR" applied to door of pillar box. Moulded base with inscription "Cochrane Co".
Reason for designation
Rare surviving hexagonal post box. Group value with Queen's Hotel.
Nearby in the register
- Queen's Hotel, St George's CrescentCommercialunder 1 mi
- White House Hotel, St George's CrescentCommercialunder 1 mi
- Lamp StandardGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Wavecrest Hotel, St George's CrescentCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.