K6 telephone kiosk by the south-west entrance to Kensington Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 2013. Telephone kiosk. 2 related planning applications.
K6 telephone kiosk by the south-west entrance to Kensington Gardens
- WRENN ID
- graven-pillar-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 2013
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- K6 telephone kiosk by the south-west entrance to Kensington Gardens, Kensington Road, London
- OS grid reference
- TQ 259 797
- Coordinates
- 51.50241, -0.18734
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk, located by the south-west entrance to Kensington Gardens, is a standard design from the 20th century. It is a rectangular cast-iron structure, standing eight feet tall and three feet square in plan, topped with a shallow domed roof. The glazed door and side panels are divided by glazing bars into eight narrow horizontal strips, with narrow side lights, all framed by a thin moulding. The back panel features the same moulding but is unglazed. The upper section displays white illuminated signage panels on all four sides, inscribed with the word ‘TELEPHONE’. Above each panel is a crown emblem that is embossed rather than perforated, distinguishing it from the earlier K2 kiosk. The telephone equipment inside is modern.
This kiosk is situated outside the south-westernmost gate to Kensington Gardens, which is a Grade I-registered landscape. It is semi-adjacent to the Grade II-listed entrance gates and piers of Kensington Palace, and it is located across the road from No. 1 Kensington High Street and the Milestone Hotel, both of which are also Grade II-listed.
Local climate
K6 telephone kiosk by the south-west entrance to Kensington Gardens 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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