Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
21/12/1992
Date of Amendment
18/01/2002
Name of Property
Telephone Call-box outside the Post Office
Unitary Authority
Newport
Location
On the pavement immediately outside the Post Office in the centre of Caerleon.
Broad Class
Communications
History
Design introduced by the GPO in 1936 to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London, but this example was probably installed after WWII.
Exterior
K6 type square, red kiosk of cast iron construction. Embossed foundry plate not decipherable. Domed roof with 4 lunettes with King George VI crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to the door and sides with marginal glazing bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear, moulded plinth.
Reason for designation
Included for its strong group value with the surrounding historic buildings in the centre of Caerleon.
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