Telephone Call-box at Entrance to Car Park for Waterfall, Dyserth, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3022 / 53°18'7"N

Longitude: -3.4177 / 3°25'3"W

OS Eastings: 305620

OS Northings: 379298

OS Grid: SJ056792

Mapcode National: GBR 4ZK7.WZ

Mapcode Global: WH76G.G8R9

Plus Code: 9C5R8H2J+VW

Entry Name: Telephone Call-box at Entrance to Car Park for Waterfall

Listing Date: 26 November 1991

Last Amended: 10 December 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1523

Building Class: Communications

ID on this website: 300001523

Location: Set back from the road beyond the Afon Ffyddion stream, at the entrance to the car park for the waterfall opposite Bethel Chapel.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Dyserth

Locality: Dyserth Village

Built-Up Area: Dyserth

Traditional County: Flintshire

Tagged with: Telephone booth

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History

A K6 type square red telephone kiosk of cast-iron construction, to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect, of London. The design was introduced by the GPO in 1936. This is an early example, pre-1952, the castings produced at Macfarlane''s Saracen Foundry, Glasgow.

Exterior

Domed roof with 4 lunettes containing embossed George VI crowns over repainted red lettered opals, one missing. Raised surrounds with marginal bars to horizontal glazing. Blank rear apart from the foundry identification, moulded plinth.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its contribution to the Conservation Area.

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Telephone Call-box at Entrance to Car Park for Waterfall

A Grade II Listed Building in Dyserth, Denbighshire