K2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction with Downham Road is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1987. Telephone kiosk. 5 related planning applications.

K2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction with Downham Road

WRENN ID
brooding-jade-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hackney
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 March 1987
Type
Telephone kiosk
Address
K2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction with Downham Road, Southgate Road N1, N1 3JF
OS grid reference
TQ 328 840
Coordinates
51.53958, -0.08525
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 1927 telephone kiosk located at the junction with Downham Road. It was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and is constructed of cast iron. The kiosk is of the K2 type, which is a square design with a domed roof. It features perforated crowns on the top panel and glazing bars to the windows and door.

Local climate

K2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction with Downham Road 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 12 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 5 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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