K2 Telephone Kiosk by Albert Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1987. Telephone kiosk.

K2 Telephone Kiosk by Albert Bridge

WRENN ID
scarred-eave-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 March 1987
Type
Telephone kiosk
Address
K2 Telephone Kiosk by Albert Bridge, Cheyne Walk Sw3
OS grid reference
TQ 273 776
Coordinates
51.48325, -0.16707
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The K2 Telephone Kiosk by Albert Bridge is a telephone kiosk built in 1927, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott. It is made of cast iron and features a square shape with a domed roof. The top panel has perforated crowns, and the windows and door are fitted with glazing bars.

Local climate

K2 Telephone Kiosk by Albert Bridge sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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