Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Near Library is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1987. Telephone kiosk. 1 related planning application.

Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Near Library

WRENN ID
swift-truss-swift
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Central MP: Lucy Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 October 1987
Type
Telephone kiosk
Address
Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Near Library, St Peters Square, M60 2JT
OS grid reference
SJ 839 979
Coordinates
53.47815, -2.24405
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This description is for a pair of K6 telephone kiosks located near the library in St Peter's Square, Manchester. Designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, these kiosks are made of cast iron and feature a square shape with domed roofs. The top panels have unperforated crowns, and the windows and doors are fitted with margin glazing.

Local climate

Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Near Library sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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