Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call Box on Crossroads opposite Ty Hir
Aberffraw, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 15 December 2008
- Locality
- Dothan
- Community
- Aberffraw
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.23933, -4.43489
- Cadw reference
- 87583
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1883 "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On north side of cross roads on minor road between Aberffraw and Gwalchmai, south-east of the hamlet of Dothan.
History
K6 type of square red kiosk of standard design by Giles GIlbert Scott. Design first introduced by the GPO in 1936 this model probably dates to the early years of the reign of Elizabeth II.
Exterior
K6 type telephone box of cast-iron construction to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott. Domed roof with four lunettes enclosing embossed crowns with red-lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to sides and door with margin bars to horizontal glazing.
Reason for designation
Listed as a traditional telephone box, with group value with listed Ty Hir cottage on opposite side of crossroads.
Nearby in the register
- Ty HirDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tal-y-llynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St. PeulanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Chapel of St. Mary (Tal-y-llyn) and churchyard wallsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.