K6 Telephone Kiosk in Central Markets is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1987. Telephone kiosk.

K6 Telephone Kiosk in Central Markets

WRENN ID
lesser-chancel-swift
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 May 1987
Type
Telephone kiosk
Address
K6 Telephone Kiosk in Central Markets, Grand Avenue Ec1, City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 318 817
Coordinates
51.51944, -0.1013
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The K6 Telephone Kiosk, located in Central Markets, Smithfield, is a notable structure designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. This Grade II listed kiosk is made of cast iron and features a square shape topped with a domed roof. It has unperforated crowns on the top panels and margin glazing on the windows and door. The kiosk was produced by various contractors.

Local climate

K6 Telephone Kiosk in Central Markets 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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