Full Report for Listed Buildings


Summary Description of a Listed Buildings


Reference Number
2838
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
24/08/1990  
Date of Amendment
31/01/2001  
Name of Property
Telephone Call-box  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire  
Community
Raglan  
Town
Raglan  
Locality
Raglan  
Easting
341264  
Northing
207677  
Street Side
S  
Location
Situated some 50m W of junction with Chepstow Road opposite Beaufort Arms Hotel.  

Description


Broad Class
Communications  
Period
 

History
Telephone kiosk of K6 type, to standard design by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott introduced by the GPO in 1936, this example dates from the reign of George VI.  

Exterior
Telephone kiosk, square, red-painted, cast-iron, with wooden door. Domed roof with four lunettes containing embossed George VI crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to sides and door with marginal bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear, moulded plinth. Foundry plate not visible.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included as a telephone call-box of the earlier to mid C20, prominently sited in the streetscape of Raglan.  

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