Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pillar Box
Builth, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Builth, Powys, designated on 16 September 1991.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 16 September 1991
- Community
- Builth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.15000, -3.40003
- Cadw reference
- 7426
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 196 Builth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At eastern corner of Wyeside Arts Centre.
Exterior
Cylindrical cast-iron post box of standard design. Fluted rim to shallow domed cap. On door, crown and monogram 'G VI R'. Inscription on plinth at rear, "Lion Foundry Co Ltd, Kirkintilloch".
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Wyeside Arts Centre.
Nearby in the register
- Telephone Call-boxCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Wyeside Arts CentreRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Wye BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Lion HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.