Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
4614
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
05/10/1988
Date of Amendment
25/11/1998
Name of Property
Telephone Call-box
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Beddgelert
Town
Caernarfon
Locality
Nantmor
Easting
260109
Northing
346053
Street Side
Location
On the roadside N of Peniel Chapel; the telephone box is set against the gable end of a 2 storey terrace.
Description
Broad Class
Communications
Period
History
K6-type square kiosk of cast-iron construction to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London. Design introduced by GPO in 1936, though this example was probably installed after the Second World War.
Exterior
Domed roof with 4 lunettes containing embossed crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to sides and door with marginal bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear, moulded plinth; modernised telephone equipment. Painted red; foundry plate at rear inscribed: "Lion Foundry Co Ltd, Kirkintiloch".
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its prominent location in the village context of Nantmor.
Group value with other listed items at Nantmor.
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