Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Automobile Association Telephone Call Box
Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Devil's Bridge, Aberystwyth, Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, designated on 16 March 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 16 March 2005
- Locality
- Devil's Bridge
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Pontarfynach
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.37678, -3.85073
- Cadw reference
- 84246
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 178 Llanilar (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Facing N just E of the Hafod Arms Hotel near the junction of the A4120 and the B4574.
History
Mid C20 call box provided for motorists by the Automobile Association. A rare survivor.
Exterior
Automobile association call-box, painted sheet metal with painted plastic badges. Square plan, tapering black-painted sheet metal sides with flush metal door to front. The door with winged AA badge. Shelf cornice above under cross-gabled roof with AA badge in 3 gables each with framed lettered plaque 'Devil's' and 'Bridge' flanking. Slight overhang to verges, small ventilator on crossing.
Call-box is set on half-round paving with plaques against rear rubble retaining wall: plaques of cement one each side, lettered 'Devil's' and 'Bridge' each with arched plaque above with later C20 AA badge.
Reason for designation
Included as a rare survivor of the motoring organisation call-boxes of the earlier to mid C20. Group value with the Hafod Arms Hotel and Devil's Bridge.
Nearby in the register
- Hafod Arms HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Devil's Bridge / Pont ar FynachTransportunder 1 mi
- Iron footbridge over Afon MynachGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Devil's Bridge StationTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.