Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box at crossroads opposite churchyard
Old Radnor, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Kinnerton, Old Radnor, Powys, designated on 9 April 1990.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 9 April 1990
- Locality
- Kinnerton
- Community
- Old Radnor
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.26167, -3.10950
- Cadw reference
- 9182
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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 180 Knighton (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In centre of village, on green outside village hall.
History
K-6 type square, red kiosk of cast-iron construction to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London. Design introduced by GPO in 1936; this example dating from the reign of King George VI. Foundry plate embossed "MacFarlane and Son, Saracen Foundry, Glasgow".
Exterior
Domed roof with 4 lunettes containing embossed crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to sides and door with marginal bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear, moulded plinth.
Reason for designation
Included for good location in centre of village opposite Parish Churchyard.
Nearby in the register
- Former Stable Building Sited 15 yards north of Upper HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Upper HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Kinnerton Castle MoundMotteunder 1 mi
- Kinnerton CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.