Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone call-box opposite Chapel Place
Montgomery, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Montgomery, Powys, designated on 26 February 1990.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 26 February 1990
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Montgomery
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.56233, -3.14791
- Cadw reference
- 8684
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
Situated at back of triangular paved area at intersection of Arthur Street and Princes Street.
History
Telephone kiosk of K6 type, to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect, of London. Design introduced by GPO in 1936, this example dating from the reign of George VI. Foundry plate of Lion Foundry, Kirkintilloch. Telephone number 01686 668210.
Exterior
Telephone kiosk, red-painted cast-iron. Domed roof with 4 lunettes containing embossed crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surround to sides and door with marginal bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear, moulded plinth.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the Chapel Place houses.
Nearby in the register
- No 1 Chapel PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 2 Chapel PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 3 Chapel PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 4 Chapel PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.