2010

SO2508 : Blaenavon Post Office

taken 14 years ago, near to Blaenavon, Torfaen/Tor-Faen, Wales

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Blaenavon Post Office in this square
Blaenavon Post Office
Blaenavon Post Office
Located in Prince Street, purpose built in 1937 as a main sorting office. It housed the telephone exchange, sorting rooms, telephone boxes, offices and strong rooms.

The building, now Grade II listed, has a steep pitched roof of hand-crafted stone tiles, a marble plinth and sandstone frontage. Inside, much remains of the original woodwork.

Still in use as a post office ; other items and services available include holiday flat rental, a selection of food and drinks (including local ice creams), gifts and cards.

UPDATE. This post office closed down in early 2015. Blaenavon's
only post office is now inside this Link nearby shop.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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SO2508, 766 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jaggery   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 12 May, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 12 May, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 251 087 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:46.3165N 3:5.2146W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 251 087
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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