Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box outside The Crown public house
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Walled town, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, designated on 18 November 1988.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 18 November 1988
- Locality
- Walled town
- Town
- Caernarfon
- Community
- Caernarfon
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.14090, -4.27668
- Cadw reference
- 4148
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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 105 Carnarvon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the S end of the street near the junction with High Street.
History
Elizabeth II K6 kiosk, the type introduced in 1936 to the design of Giles Gilbert Scott. This example was manufactured by Carron & Co, Stirlingshire.
Exterior
A K6 type square red kiosk of cast iron, on a moulded plinth. The domed roof has 4 lunettes containing embossed crowns over red-lettered opals and ventilation slits. The sides and door have raised surrounds with marginal bars to horizontal glazing.
Reason for designation
Listed for its contribution to the historic integrity of the walled town.
Nearby in the register
- 3 Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Caernarfon Royal Town Conservative ClubCommercialunder 1 mi
- Tafarn y WerinCommercialunder 1 mi
- 5 Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.