K6 Telephone Kiosk is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 2007. Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
- WRENN ID
- lone-postern-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 2007
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, High Street, Orwell
- OS grid reference
- TL 363 504
- Coordinates
- 52.13531, -0.00985
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, is a Grade II listed structure located on High Street. Made of cast iron and glass, it has a square plan and features three glazed sides, including a door, with a solid rear side. Each glazed side has eight horizontal strips of glass flanked by narrow margin lights. At the top, a Soane-inspired domed roof rests on four arched sides, each adorned with a crown in relief above a glazed panel that displays the word 'TELEPHONE'. The kiosk is painted red.
Inside, the kiosk contains modern telecommunications equipment. Introduced in 1935 to mark the silver jubilee of King George V, the K6 telephone kiosk is often referred to as the 'Jubilee Kiosk'. It evolved from Scott's earlier K2 design from 1924 and has become an iconic representation of industrial design, showcasing a blend of Neoclassical style with a modern purpose.
This K6 telephone kiosk is recognized for its significance as an example of industrial design and its group value with several other listed buildings on the High Street, including the Old Post Office.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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