K6 Telephone Kiosk is a Grade II listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 2010. Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
- WRENN ID
- fallen-pavement-mist
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rutland
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 2010
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, High Street, Ketton
- OS grid reference
- SK 984 050
- Coordinates
- 52.63453, -0.5468
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk is a standardised design dating from the 20th century, made of cast iron and painted red overall. It features long horizontal glazing in the door and sides, with applied crowns on the top panels, rather than perforated ones. Rectangular white display signs read "TELEPHONE" beneath the shallow-curved roof. The internal equipment has been modernised, and the kiosk is in good condition, with a combination of glass and Perspex windows.
The kiosk stands on a grassy verge on the main road through the village of Ketton, located less than 30 metres northwest of a group of three listed buildings: Gable House, Ketton House and the East Wing of Ketton Grange (all Grade II). This close proximity creates a strong visual relationship with these buildings.
Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 for the General Post Office to mark King George V’s Silver Jubilee, the K6 was developed from his earlier K2 design and was more streamlined, compact, and cost-effective to mass produce. Over 70,000 K6 kiosks were made, with many replaced in the 1960s, making surviving examples iconic features of the British streetscape. The K2 and K6 designs represent a considered adaptation of architectural tradition to contemporary technological requirements.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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