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
3639
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
17/07/1987
Date of Amendment
06/06/2001
Name of Property
Pillar Box
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Llandudno
Town
Locality
Llandudno
Easting
278065
Northing
382497
Street Side
S
Location
Outside No 5 Gloddaeth Street.
Description
Broad Class
Communications
Period
History
1910 or later (George V Monogram). One of only 3 examples of this type still in GPO use; the only example with GR lettering.
Exterior
Rectangular cast-iron pillar box made by W T Allen and Co of London; chamfered stone plinth. Pyramidal roof with ball-finial. Moulded rim to overlapping door with crown insignia above weathering (embossed "POST OFFICE") to letter opening. (GR) embossed monogram below collection plate.
Interior
Reason for designation
Extremely rare (possibly unique) example of this design of pillar box in Wales.
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