Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box
Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 30 December 1992
- Locality
- Llansteffan
- Town
- Carmarthen
- Community
- Llansteffan
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.76918, -4.38772
- Cadw reference
- 9752
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
Prominently sited near the N corner of the car park which lies at the end of the road that runs along the foreshore. Below the bank forming a sea-wall with the beach beyond. Broad views towards Llansteffan Castle.
History
Telephone kiosk of the K-6 type built to the standard design of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London, introduced by the GPO in 1936. This example displays George VI crowns and was manufactured at the Lion Foundry in Kirkintilloch.
Exterior
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 4 lunettes containing embossed King George VI crowns above 3 illuminated lettered panels and ventilation slits.
Reason for designation
Included for its'' contribution to the conservation area and the water front.
Nearby in the register
- Osbourne House, including area railings.Domesticunder 1 mi
- Cyncoed, including area railings.Domesticunder 1 mi
- Railings and area walls at Plas-y-Coed and Park Villa.Domesticunder 1 mi
- Plas-y-CoedDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.