Two K6 Telephone Kiosks Immediately North North West Of Number 25

DESCRIPTION The two type K6 telephone kiosks are situated on the south side of the High Street, immediately north-north-west of No. 25 (the Post Office, qv). Designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and made by various contractors. The K6 is a standardised design made of cast iron, painted red overall with long horizontal glazing in the door and sides and with the crowns situated on the top panels being applied not perforated. There are rectangular white display signs, reading TELEPHONE beneath the shallow-curved roof. It has modernised internal equipment. Both telephone kiosks are in good condition, and they retain their glass windows and are still in working order.

HISTORY The K6 telephone kiosk is a milestone of C20 industrial design. The K6 was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 for the General Post Office, on the occasion of King George V's Silver Jubilee. The K6 was a development from his earlier highly successful K2 telephone kiosk design of 1924, of Neo-classical inspiration. The K6 was more streamlined aesthetically, more compact and more cost-effective to mass produce. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960) was one of the most important of modern British architects; his many celebrated commissions include the Anglican cathedral of Liverpool and Battersea power station. The K2 and K6 telephone kiosks can be said to represent a very thoughtful adaptation of architectural tradition to contemporary technological requirements. Well over 70,000 K6s were eventually produced. In the 1960s many were replaced with a new kiosk type. But many still remain, and continue to be an iconic feature on Britain's streetscapes.

REASON FOR DESIGNATION The 2 K6 Telephone Kiosks, immediately north-north-west of No. 25 High Street, Broadway, Wychavon, Hereford and Worcester, are designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Group value: these telephone kiosks are located within the Broadway Conservation Area and have a particularly strong visual relationship with the Post Office, and Croft Villa (both listed Grade II) and also with the other listed buildings in the immediate vicinity * Design interest: the K6 telephone kiosk is a milestone of C20 industrial design, created in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, one of the most important modern British architects