Telephone call box opposite Nos 1 & 2 Orley House is a Grade II listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 21 December 2004. Telephone kiosk. 2 related planning applications.
Telephone call box opposite Nos 1 & 2 Orley House
- WRENN ID
- shifting-mantel-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wrexham
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 21 December 2004
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- Telephone call box opposite Nos 1 & 2 Orley House, Glyn Ceiriog, Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, LL20 7NA
- OS grid reference
- SJ 203 384
- Coordinates
- 52.93742, -3.18586
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This is a K6 type telephone call box, dating from the 1930s. It is a square kiosk constructed of cast iron, standing on a moulded plinth. The domed roof features four lunettes, each containing an embossed depiction of the head of King George VI, and red lettering spelling out "TELEPHONE,” alongside ventilation slits. The sides and door have raised surrounds with marginal bars to the horizontal glazing.
Local climate
Telephone call box opposite Nos 1 & 2 Orley House receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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