Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box
St. Clears, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 23 July 1992
- Locality
- St Clears
- Town
- Carmarthen
- Community
- St. Clears
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81267, -4.49577
- Cadw reference
- 9748
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On the NE corner of the junction of High Street and Lon-y-Prior.
History
Telephone kiosk of K6-type built to the standard design of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, architect, introduced by GPO in 1936. This example has the crown of George VI and was manufactured by the Lion Foundry, Kirkintilloch.
Exterior
Earlier to mid C20 cast-iron telephone call-box. Square plan with raised surrounds to sides and door. Marginal glazing bars to glazed horizontal panels on door and sides, blank rear. Moulded plinth. Shallow domed roof with four lunettes containing embossed George VI crowns above three illuminated lettered panels.
Reason for designation
Included as a piece of street furniture contributing to the Conservation Area.
Nearby in the register
- Green Park House, with wall and railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Town HallCivilunder 1 mi
- Lychgate to the Parish Church, including wall to NMiscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Cross House StoresCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.