K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 281, Green Lanes is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. A C20 Telephone kiosk.

K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 281, Green Lanes

WRENN ID
shifting-postern-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hackney
Constituency
Tottenham MP: Mr David Lammy (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Telephone kiosk
Address
K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 281, Green Lanes, Green Lanes N16
OS grid reference
TQ 322 867
Coordinates
51.56432, -0.09281
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The K2 telephone kiosk located outside number 281 on Green Lanes is a Grade II listed structure dating from 1927. It was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and is made of cast iron. This square kiosk features a domed roof, perforated crowns on the top panel, and glazing bars on the windows and door.

Local climate

K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 281, Green Lanes sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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