K8 Kiosk at Chorleywood Station

A K8 telephone kiosk, produced to a design by Bruce Martin for General Post Office from 1968.   MATERIALS: cast iron and aluminium.   DESCRIPTION: a K8 Mark 2 telephone kiosk built of six cast iron parts and an aluminium door. Three sides of the kiosk, including the door, contain large sheets of toughened glass set in rectangular frames with rounded corners. There is a lock mechanism above the integral door handle. The fourth side is a back panel of cast iron. The kiosk has a square plan with a flat roof dome, glazed with toughened glass on four sides. The panes carry the text 'PRIVATE' and are recessed within a cast-line moulding. The kiosk is painted blue and retains its telephone equipment surround and directory cards. The auto-phone and shelf below are later replacements.   The kiosk stands on the southbound platform of Chorleywood station.