K6 Kiosk Opposite the White House is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 October 2000. Telephone kiosk.
K6 Kiosk Opposite the White House
- WRENN ID
- last-hearth-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston MP: Neil O'Brien (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 October 2000
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- K6 Kiosk Opposite the White House, Main Street, Laughton
- OS grid reference
- SP 659 889
- Coordinates
- 52.49473, -1.02997
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk, located opposite Home Farmhouse on Main Street in Laughton, was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and built in 1935. This Grade II listed structure is made of cast iron and features a square shape with a domed roof. The top panels have un-perforated crowns, and the windows are fitted with margin glazing. The kiosk also includes a wooden door.
Local climate
K6 Kiosk Opposite the White House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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