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Telephone Call-box

A Grade II Listed Building in Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor (Trelawnyd a Gwaenysgor), Flintshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3187 / 53°19'7"N

Longitude: -3.3897 / 3°23'22"W

OS Eastings: 307523

OS Northings: 381095

OS Grid: SJ075810

Mapcode National: GBR 4ZR2.Y2

Mapcode Global: WH768.XV16

Plus Code: 9C5R8J96+F4

Entry Name: Telephone Call-box

Listing Date: 28 August 1990

Last Amended: 18 July 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 585

Building Class: Communications

ID on this website: 300000585

Location: Set into a break in a low roadside boundary wall, immediately L of the former village shop and facing the road junction in the centre of the village.

County: Flintshire

Community: Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor (Trelawnyd a Gwaenysgor)

Community: Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor

Locality: Gwaenysgor

Traditional County: Flintshire

Tagged with: Red telephone box

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History

GVIR, K6 type telephone kiosk to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London, introduced by the GPO in 1936. This example was cast by the Lion Foundry, Kirkintilloch.

Exterior

A K6 type square, red kiosk of cast-iron, on a moulded plinth. The domed roof has 4 lunettes containing embossed crowns over ventilation slits and opals with almost completly faded red letting. The sides and door have raised surrounds with marginal bars to horizontal glazing. The door is renewed in wood.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its contribution to the historic character of Gwaenysgor.

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