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
3094
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/12/1992
Date of Amendment
18/01/2002
Name of Property
Telephone Call-box outside the Post Office
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Caerleon
Town
Newport
Locality
Caerleon
Easting
334052
Northing
190504
Street Side
SW
Location
On the pavement immediately outside the Post Office in the centre of Caerleon.
Description
Broad Class
Communications
Period
History
Design introduced by the GPO in 1936 to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London, but this example was probably installed after WWII.
Exterior
K6 type square, red kiosk of cast iron construction. Embossed foundry plate not decipherable. Domed roof with 4 lunettes with King George VI crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to the door and sides with marginal glazing bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear, moulded plinth.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its strong group value with the surrounding historic buildings in the centre of Caerleon.
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