K8 Telephone Kiosk, Church Gate, Hedon

DETAILS K8 telephone kiosk. Designed by Bruce Martin and introduced from 1968.

MATERIALS: cast iron and aluminium.

DESCRIPTION The K8 telephone kiosk stands on the north side of Church Gate against the side wall of a property fronting Market Place, close to St Augustine’s Church, Grade I (National Heritage List for England: 1346568) and opposite the C18 18-22 Market Place, Grade II (NHLE: 1161086) and the C18 or early C19 King’s Head Public House, Magdalen Gate, Grade II (NHLE: 1346595).

The Mark 1 design has a square plan and stands on a concrete base. It is built of six cast iron parts and an aluminium door. Three sides of the kiosk, including the door contain large sheets of toughened glass set in rectangular frames with rounded corners. The rear panel has a blind rectangular frame with rounded corners; it is close to a brick wall and the manufacturer’s name plaque is not visible. The four sides of the flat roof dome have rectangular framed signage panes with rounded corners glazed with toughened glass, each bearing the word TELEPHONE on a white background. The kiosk is painted cream.