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 20th century Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
- WRENN ID
- fossil-nave-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newark and Sherwood
- Constituency
- Newark MP: Robert Jenrick (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 2010
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Period
- 20th century
- Address
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Maplebeck
- OS grid reference
- SK 710 607
- Coordinates
- 53.1389, -0.93863
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk is a standardised design made of cast iron, painted red overall with long horizontal glazing in the door and sides, and with applied crowns on the top panels, rather than perforated ones. Rectangular white display signs read 'TELEPHONE' beneath the shallow-curved roof. Modern internal equipment has been installed. The red paint is flaking in many places, and the kiosk leans to one side, but it retains all its glass windows. It stands on the village green, located in front of the Grade I listed Church of St Radegund to the north and the Grade II listed Low Farmhouse to the east.
The K6 telephone kiosk is a significant example of 20th-century industrial design, having been designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott for the General Post Office to commemorate King George V’s Silver Jubilee. It developed from his earlier K2 design of 1924 and was a more streamlined, compact, and cost-effective design. Over 70,000 K6 kiosks were produced, retaining a recognisable presence on Britain’s streetscapes.
The K6 kiosk is designated at Grade II for its iconic 20th-century design by Giles Gilbert Scott and for its group value, contributing to the visual relationship with the nearby Grade I and Grade II listed buildings.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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