Finger Post on Neath Road / Plas Road, Cilybebyll, Neath Port Talbot

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7127 / 51°42'45"N

Longitude: -3.8267 / 3°49'36"W

OS Eastings: 273889

OS Northings: 203131

OS Grid: SN738031

Mapcode National: GBR H2.364Z

Mapcode Global: VH4JZ.M69W

Plus Code: 9C3RP57F+38

Entry Name: Finger Post on Neath Road / Plas Road

Listing Date: 28 September 2022

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 87882

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300087882

Location: On the SE side of the junction of Neath Road and Plas Road in the centre of Rhos.

County: Neath Port Talbot

Community: Cilybebyll

Locality: Rhos

Built-Up Area: Pontardawe

Traditional County: Glamorgan

History

Late C19 / early C20 finger post giving directions to Cilybebyll. Erected after the 1888 Local Government Act which gave responsibility for roads to each County Council.

Exterior

Cast iron finger post with single arm. Plain post, banded black and white. Arm with raised border and finger outline and lettering ‘TO CIL-Y-BEBYLL / 1 MILE 1¼ FUR. Plain capital, post topped with hexagonal cap.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special architectural and historic interest as a well-preserved example of a late C19 / early C20 fingerpost, a type of street furniture once common but now increasingly rare.

External Links

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Finger Post on Neath Road / Plas Road

A Grade II Listed Building in Cilybebyll, Neath Port Talbot