Pair of K2 Telephone Kiosks in Central Markets is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1987. Telephone kiosk. 1 related planning application.

Pair of K2 Telephone Kiosks in Central Markets

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 March 1987
Type
Telephone kiosk
Address
Pair of K2 Telephone Kiosks in Central Markets, West Smithfield, City and County of the City of London, EC1A 9HP
OS grid reference
TQ 318 817
Coordinates
51.51946, -0.10132
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pair of K2 telephone kiosks located in Central Markets, West Smithfield, built in 1927 by Giles Gilbert Scott. They are made of cast iron and feature a square design with domed roofs. The kiosks have perforated crowns on the top panels and include glazing bars on the windows and doors.

Local climate

Pair of K2 Telephone Kiosks 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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