Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
87897
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
10/02/2023
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
Finger Post on junction of Capel Dewi Road and Porthyrhyd Road
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Llanarthney
Town
Locality
Easting
249285
Northing
220019
Street Side
W
Location
On the W side of the junction of the B4300 and B4310 at Pen-y-Ffin, 1m east of Capel Dewi
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
Modern
History
Fingerpost giving directions Llandeilo and Porthyrhyd. The arm to Capel Dewi / Carmarthen is missing.
Erected by Carmarthen County Council after the 1888 Local Government Act gave responsibility for roads to each County Council, so late C19 or early C20.
Exterior
Cast iron finger - plain post, moulded capital. Two arms with raised lettering, above with ‘PORTHYRHYD 3¼” below with ‘LLANDILO 9½ ’ [sic]. Post topped with ring inscribed ‘CARMARTHEN CC’.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included, notwithstanding the loss of one of the arms, for its special architectural interest as a rare surviving example of an late C19 / early C20 fingerpost, a type of street furniture once common but now increasingly rare.
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