Southernmost of Pair of K2 Telephone Kiosks Next to Sadler's Wells is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1986. Telephone kiosk.
Southernmost of Pair of K2 Telephone Kiosks Next to Sadler's Wells
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Islington
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1986
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- Southernmost of Pair of K2 Telephone Kiosks Next to Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4TN
- OS grid reference
- TQ 314 828
- Coordinates
- 51.52949, -0.10587
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The southernmost of a pair of K2 telephone kiosks, located next to Sadler's Wells, was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and dates from around 1927. This square kiosk is made of cast iron and features a low domed roof, with perforated crowns on the top panel and glazing bars on the windows and door. The panels above the door and window are inscribed with the word 'TELEPHONE'. This kiosk is one of a pair of adjacent K2 kiosks.
Local climate
Southernmost of Pair of K2 Telephone Kiosks Next to Sadler's Wells 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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