Pillar Box on corner below Minfor is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 21 April 1988. Pillar box.

Pillar Box on corner below Minfor

WRENN ID
sheer-banister-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
21 April 1988
Type
Pillar box
Address
Pillar Box on corner below Minfor, Machynlleth
OS grid reference
SH 745 009
Coordinates
52.59203, -3.85263
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a circular cast-iron pillar box, dating from the late 19th century to early 20th century, specifically before 1904. It features an embossed inscription that reads "A HANDYSIDE & COMPANY, DERBY AND LONDON". The box has a standard design with a fluted rim leading to a shallow domed cap. The frieze displays the lettering "POST OFFICE" with a letter opening situated between. It has a moulded base and a curved door, which includes a collection plate above an embossed "VR" monogram.

Local climate

Pillar Box on corner below Minfor sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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