Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
13451
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/11/1990
Date of Amendment
03/09/2004
Name of Property
Telephone Call-box at road junction in centre of Gileston village
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
St. Athan
Town
Barry
Locality
Gileston
Easting
301888
Northing
167020
Street Side
Location
At the road junction in centre of Gileston village
Description
Broad Class
Communications
Period
History
Design introduced by the GPO in 1936 to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London. This example may well have been installed after WWII.
Exterior
K6 type square, red kiosk of cast iron construction. Raised surrounds to the door and sides with marginal glazing bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear, moulded plinth. Domed roof with four lunettes with King George VI crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a K6 type telephone call-box in a heritage location.
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