K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Cattle Drinking Trough is a Grade II listed building in the Haringey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 2010. A Contemporary Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Cattle Drinking Trough
- WRENN ID
- mired-steeple-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Haringey
- Constituency
- Hornsey and Friern Barnet MP: Catherine West (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 2010
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Period
- Contemporary
- OS grid reference
- TQ 287 896
- Coordinates
- 51.59131, -0.14298
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a K6 telephone kiosk, dating from the 20th century. It stands adjacent to a late 19th-century cattle drinking trough on the north side of Queens Avenue, in Muswell Hill, near the junction with Muswell Hill Broadway.
The kiosk is a standardised design made of cast iron, painted red overall, with long horizontal glazing in the door and sides. Applied crowns are located on the top panels, rather than being perforated. The kiosk features rectangular white display signs reading "TELEPHONE" beneath the shallow curved roof. The internal equipment has been modernised.
Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 to commemorate King George V's Silver Jubilee, the K6 was developed from his earlier K2 design, which drew inspiration from Neo-classical architecture. The K6 was more streamlined, compact, and cost-effective to mass produce. It is considered a milestone in 20th-century industrial design, with over 70,000 examples produced before being largely replaced in the 1960s. The kiosk’s design is notable for its artistry, functionality, and iconic status. Its setting forms a group of characteristic London street furniture with the adjacent cattle trough and the nearby listed Muswell Hill Public Library.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Cattle Drinking Trough 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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