K6 Telephone Kiosk, High Street, Rayleigh is a Grade II listed building in the Rochford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 2018. Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk, High Street, Rayleigh
- WRENN ID
- high-foundation-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rochford
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford MP: Mr Mark Francois (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 January 2018
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, High Street, Rayleigh, Outside 86 High Street, Essex, SS6 7EA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 805 907
- Coordinates
- 51.58621, 0.60539
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk on High Street in Rayleigh is a standard design made of cast iron, painted red. It features long horizontal glazing in the door and sides, with crowns applied to the top panels rather than being perforated. There are rectangular white display signs that read "TELEPHONE" beneath the shallow-curved roof. The kiosk retains its original glazing in the door and one side, although some panels have been replaced with perspex. It is currently used as a local council information point and no longer contains a telephone. The paintwork is faded.
This kiosk is prominently located in the historic center of Rayleigh, next to a postbox set in a freestanding brick pillar, which is unlisted. It is part of a strong visual grouping with the nearby Lloyds Bank and The Crown Public House, both listed at Grade II. Along with other historic listed structures in the area, such as the Horse Trough and Drinking Fountain, Martyrs Memorial Obelisk, and Town Pump, all also listed at Grade II, the kiosk contributes significantly to the streetscape.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk, High Street, Rayleigh receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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