Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call Box opposite Railway Inn
Pen-y-bont-Fawr, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penybont Fawr, Powys, designated on 4 February 2008.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 4 February 2008
- Locality
- Penybont Fawr
- Community
- Pen-y-bont-Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.81053, -3.35548
- Cadw reference
- 87529
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 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)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Set back on pavement opposite Railway Inn
Exterior
Telephone call box of cast-iron construction to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London. Design introduced by General Post Office in 1936. This example probably dates from the reign of George VI. Domed roof with 4 lunettes with embossed crowns over red-lettered opals and ventilation slits ( but original opal lost on road side ). Raised surrounds to sides and door with marginal bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear, moulded plinth
Reason for designation
Included for its contribution to the Penybont Fawr conservation area.
Nearby in the register
- Railway InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- Penybont Farm, Pen-y-bont-fawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Eiranfa with Post OfficeNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Farm Buildings beside Penybont FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.