Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
26680
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/05/2002
Date of Amendment
24/05/2002
Name of Property
Pillar Box outside No.82
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Riverside
Town
Cardiff
Locality
Canton
Easting
316991
Northing
176801
Street Side
E
Location
In the centre of the Community in an area of contemporary housing and about 100m north of the Church of St. Mary of the Angels.
Description
Broad Class
Communications
Period
History
This letter box is the V R standard cylindrical design which was current from 1887-1901. This particular one was probably sited in c1890 when the street was being developed. There is another one nearby in Lansdowne Road, Canton (qv).
Exterior
Cast iron cylindrical pillar box with V R monogram which is also marked in relief lettering Handyside and Co. Derby and London.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as an increasingly rare late Victorian letter box.
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