Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box on The Square
Talgarth, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Talgarth, Powys, designated on 4 March 2008.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 4 March 2008
- Locality
- Talgarth
- Community
- Talgarth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.99587, -3.23199
- Cadw reference
- 87565
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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 214 Talgarth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On E side of The Square in the centre of the town; to N of Town Hall.
History
The design was introduced by the GPO in 1936. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960). Scott was the grandson of the prolific Victorian architect Sir George Gilbert Scott, and his buildings include Liverpool Anglican cathedral and in London the former Bankside power station, now Tate Modern.
Exterior
K6 type square kiosk of cast-iron construction to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott. Domed roof with four lunettes enclosing embossed crowns over red-lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to sides, and door with marginal bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear with foundry plate; moulded plinth.
Reason for designation
For its contribution to the Talgarth conservation area, and for Group Value with the listed Town Hall.
Nearby in the register
- Town HallCivilunder 1 mi
- Talgarth MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Tower House including attached shopDomesticunder 1 mi
- Talgarth BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.