K8 Telephone Kiosk, Main Street, Wawne

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

MATERIALS: cast iron and aluminium.

DESCRIPTION The K8 telephone kiosk stands at the junction of Main Street and Meaux Road, Wawne, close to the late-C18 house at 4 Main Street (Grade II, National Heritage List for England: 1346997) and St Peter’s Church (Grade I, NHLE: 1103427).

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 and below an attached cast iron plaque with the manufacturer’s name CARRON / COMPANY in relief letters. 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.