Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box on Green, Hyssington
Churchstoke, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Hyssington, Montgomery, Churchstoke, Powys, designated on 17 August 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 17 August 2004
- Locality
- Hyssington
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Churchstoke
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.54082, -3.01467
- Cadw reference
- 83053
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 165 Montgomery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the north-west edge of the small green at the centre of Hyssington village, on the east side of the lane that runs north-south through the village.
History
Telephone kiosk to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London. Design introduced in 1936. This example installed before 1953.
Exterior
K6-type, square, red kiosk of cast-iron construction. Domed roof with 4 lunettes containing embossed crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to sides and door with marginal glazing bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear; moulded plinth.
Reason for designation
Listed as a K6 type of telephone box in a significant location at the centre of this small, traditional village.
Nearby in the register
- BrynawelDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hyssington FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hyssington Mound & Bailey CastleMotte and Baileyunder 1 mi
- Cefn FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.