Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box to rear of pavement to left of No.6 (Post Office) High Street
New Radnor, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in New Radnor, Powys, designated on 9 April 1990.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 9 April 1990
- Community
- New Radnor
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.24073, -3.15567
- Cadw reference
- 9219
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
Sited to rear of wide modern pavement with back to boundary wall and close to gable end of Post Office building.
History
K6-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 not visible.
Exterior
Domed roof with four 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 setting within village conservation area.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuilding 10m to W.of No.15 (Rainbow Cottage)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Rainbow Cottage including shop on rightCommercialunder 1 mi
- War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- The CrossDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.