K6 Telephone Kiosk is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 2006. A 20th century Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
- WRENN ID
- fallow-zinc-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 2006
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Period
- 20th century
- Address
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Barningham
- OS grid reference
- NZ 083 102
- Coordinates
- 54.48794, -1.87262
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 Telephone Kiosk in Barningham is a standard design from around 1935, created by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. It is made of green painted cast iron and features a square shape with a domed top and unperforated crowns on the top panels. The kiosk is located on the main street of Barningham village, visible from several listed buildings, and is situated within both a conservation area and the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Historically, the first telephone in Barningham was located in the adjacent Post Office, and the current K6 kiosk was installed to provide privacy. When it was installed, it was uniquely painted green instead of the standard red, at the request of Sir Fredrick Millbank, the owner of Barningham Park. Since then, the village has consistently opposed any proposals to repaint it red.
This K6 telephone kiosk is positioned in a significant heritage location, which supports its listing.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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