K6 Telephone Kiosk (Adjacent to No 8) is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 2005. Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk (Adjacent to No 8)
- WRENN ID
- ragged-steel-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire MP: Amanda Hack (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 June 2005
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- OS grid reference
- SK 404 228
- Coordinates
- 52.80162, -1.40131
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk, located adjacent to No 8 on Main Street in Breedon on the Hill, is a Grade II listed structure. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, this telephone box is made of cast iron and features a square shape with a domed roof. The top panels have unperforated crowns, and the windows and doors have margin glazing. This kiosk is situated in a Conservation Area, enhancing its significance in a good heritage location.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk (Adjacent to No 8) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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