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
87463
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/12/2005
Date of Amendment
30/12/2005
Name of Property
Telephone call-box on quayside
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Conwy
Town
Conwy
Locality
Walled town
Easting
278240
Northing
377663
Street Side
Location
Set back from the quay just E of Porth Isaf and adjacent public conveniences.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
A K6 type telephone kiosk of the type design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London, introduced by the GPO in 1936. This example was cast by the Carron Company of Stirlingshire.
Exterior
A K6-type square red kiosk of cast iron, on a moulded plinth. The domed roof has 4 lunettes with embossed crowns over openings for red-lettered opals (replaced on 3 sides) and ventilation slits. The sides and door have raised surrounds with marginal bars to horizontal glazing. The door is a wooden replacement in the style of the original.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a K6 telephone box in a prominent location on the quayside.
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