K2 Telephone Kiosk to North of Tyndale Mansions is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 December 1986. Telephone kiosk. 3 related planning applications.

K2 Telephone Kiosk to North of Tyndale Mansions

WRENN ID
salt-turret-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 December 1986
Type
Telephone kiosk
Address
K2 Telephone Kiosk to North of Tyndale Mansions, Upper Street
OS grid reference
TQ 316 843
Coordinates
51.54239, -0.10281
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 1927 telephone kiosk located north of Tyndale Mansions, Upper Street, Islington. Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, it is constructed of cast iron and represents the K2 type. The kiosk is square with a domed roof, featuring perforated crowns on the top panel and glazing bars to the windows and door.

Local climate

K2 Telephone Kiosk to North of Tyndale Mansions 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 — 7 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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