K6 Telephone Kiosk is a Grade II listed building in the Newark and Sherwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 2010. A Modern Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
- WRENN ID
- broken-spandrel-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newark and Sherwood
- Constituency
- Sherwood Forest MP: Michelle Welsh (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 2010
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Period
- Modern
- Address
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Chapel Lane, Epperstone
- OS grid reference
- SK 652 484
- Coordinates
- 53.02957, -1.02911
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk in Epperstone is a Grade II listed structure designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott for the General Post Office. Made of cast iron and painted red, it features long horizontal glazing in the door and sides, with crowns applied to the top panels rather than perforated. The kiosk has rectangular white display signs reading "TELEPHONE" beneath its shallow-curved roof. While the internal equipment has been modernized, the kiosk remains intact with all its glass windows, although the red paintwork is in poor condition. It is situated at the village crossroads, opposite two Grade II listed buildings, 1 and 2 Den Cottages and the Old Forge, which enhances its group value.
The K6 is a significant example of 20th-century industrial design and represents a streamlined and cost-effective evolution from Scott's earlier K2 design of 1924. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, a prominent British architect, is known for other notable works, including the Anglican cathedral of Liverpool and Battersea power station. Over 70,000 K6 kiosks were produced, and while many were replaced in the 1960s, many still stand as iconic features in British streetscapes. The K6 kiosk in Epperstone is recognized for its design and its visual relationship with nearby listed buildings.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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