K6 Telephone Kiosk is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-ashlar-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Manor Road, Burton Coggles
- OS grid reference
- SK 980 256
- Coordinates
- 52.81925, -0.54717
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk in Burton Coggles was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935. This red-painted structure is made of cast iron and features three glazed sides with a solid rear, all arranged in a square plan.
The exterior has horizontal and vertical glazing bars that divide each glazed side into eight panes, with narrow margin lights on either side. The domed roof, inspired by the works of Sir John Soane, has arched heads on each side and a crown in relief above the glazed panels that are inscribed with the word 'TELEPHONE'.
Inside, modern telephone equipment has replaced the original fixtures.
The K6 telephone kiosk was introduced in 1935 to celebrate the silver jubilee of King George V. It is a smaller version of Scott's earlier kiosks, the K2 from 1924 and the K3 from around 1930. The design of the K6 was influenced by Neo-classical architecture and, with 70,000 units built, it became one of the most iconic mass-produced structures of the 20th century.
This K6 telephone kiosk is designated at grade II as it remains a largely intact example and has a strong visual connection to the nearby listed barns.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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