K6 Telephone Kiosk

The K6 telephone kiosk dates from 1935 and is a standardised design made of cast iron, 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 interior has modernised equipment, and retains all original glass windows except for two.

The kiosk is situated on the village green, centrally located within a group of listed buildings, including 1 The Green (approximately 30m to the north east), The Old Plough (approximately 30m to the south east), and Monkey Tree Cottage (approximately 30m to the north west).

The K6 was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott for the General Post Office to mark King George V's Silver Jubilee. It evolved from his earlier, highly successful K2 design of 1924, which drew inspiration from Neo-classical architecture. The K6 was more streamlined, compact, and cost-effective for mass production. Over 70,000 were produced before being largely replaced in the 1960s.

The K6 telephone kiosk is designated at Grade II for its strong visual relationship with adjacent listed buildings and as a representative example of this important 20th-century industrial design within a village setting.