K6 Telephone Kiosk is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 2009. A Modern Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
- WRENN ID
- sacred-merlon-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East MP: Saqib Bhatti (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 July 2009
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Period
- Modern
- Address
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Spencer's Lane, Berkswell
- OS grid reference
- SP 246 790
- Coordinates
- 52.4093, -1.6392
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a K6 telephone kiosk, a standardised design from the 20th century made of painted red cast iron. It features long horizontal glazing in the door and sides, with applied crowns on the top panels. A rectangular white display sign reads "TELEPHONE" beneath the shallow curved roof. The kiosk has lost its original internal telephone equipment, but remains largely intact and in good structural and decorative condition.
The K6 was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 to mark King George V’s Silver Jubilee, evolving from his earlier K2 design of 1924, which was inspired by Neo-classical architecture. The new K6 design was more streamlined, compact, and cost-effective to produce, and over 10,000 were eventually made.
The kiosk is situated close to a village crossroads, in proximity to The Bear Inn, The Malt House, and Village Farmhouse, all of which are listed buildings. It has a strong visual relationship with these surrounding buildings, contributing to the character of the conservation area.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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