Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Two Telephone Call-boxes beside The Shire Hall
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, designated on 10 August 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 10 August 2005
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81210, -2.71526
- Cadw reference
- 85233
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 233 Monmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In the town square in the centre of Monmouth, situated at the east end of The Shire Hall.
History
K6 type box designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and first used in 1936. These examples could both date from post WWII, or the George VI one could be earlier. These boxes have been resited as a part of the environmental improvements to Agincourt Square made in c1990. The OS map, however, shows that one Telephone Call Box was previously situated in more or less the same position while another stood outside No. 10 and it may well be that these are the same ones.
Exterior
Pair of cast iron K6 type telephone call boxes. Rectangular plan with domed roof. Small paned windows to two sides, timber door also small paned to front, plain iron rear with makers' name on base. Opalescenr glass above doors and windows, TELEPHONE. Flat squinches to dome carry crown, one on left Elizabeth II, the one on the right George VI.
Reason for designation
Included for their special interest as K6 call boxes in a heritage location.
Nearby in the register
- The Punch House PHCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Shire HallCivilunder 1 mi
- Statue of C S RollsCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- The Punch House PHCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.