Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
24/08/1990
Date of Amendment
31/01/2001
Name of Property
Telephone Call-box
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Location
Situated in village, on S side of road beside gable end of Orchard House.
Broad Class
Communications
History
Telephone call-box of K6 type designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott for the GPO and introduced in 1936, this example dating from the reign of George VI. Telephone number 01291 690498.
Exterior
Telephone call-box, square, red-painted cast-iron kiosk with wooden door. Domed roof with four lunettes containing embossed crowns over red lettered opals (one missing) and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to sides and door with marginal bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear, moulded plinth. Rear foundry plate not visible.
Reason for designation
Included as well sited example within the Conservation Area.
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