K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Warrington Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 2010. Telephone kiosk.
K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Warrington Hotel
- WRENN ID
- worn-marble-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale MP: Georgia Gould (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 November 2010
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Warrington Hotel, Warrington Crescent, City of Westminster, W9 1EH
- OS grid reference
- TQ 261 824
- Coordinates
- 51.52716, -0.18324
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K2 telephone kiosk outside the Warrington Hotel was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and dates from around 1927. This cast iron kiosk is painted red and features a neo-classical design with a segmental vaulted roof and multi-pane glazing that resembles a Georgian sash window. The glazing is surrounded by reeded strips and classical decorative elements known as paterae. At the top of the kiosk, there is a perforated crown, the symbol of the General Post Office, positioned above a glazed panel that displays the word 'TELEPHONE'.
The kiosk is situated outside the mid-19th century Warrington Hotel and is enclosed within the railings of the public house, with access available from the street. It is marked as 'T.C.B.' (telephone call box) on the Ordnance Survey map from 1936. Additionally, two other K2 kiosks, also noted on the 1936 map, are located to the north of the hotel.
The K2 telephone kiosk is recognized for its artistic and functional design, as well as its iconic status as a significant example of 20th-century industrial design. It remains in its original location and has group value with the Warrington Hotel and the two other K2 kiosks.
Local climate
K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Warrington Hotel 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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