Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks in Argyll Street, London is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 2016. Telephone kiosk. 46 related planning applications.
Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks in Argyll Street, London
- WRENN ID
- ragged-casement-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 2016
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks in Argyll Street, London, Outside 10 Argyll Street, City of Westminster, W1F 7TQ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 291 811
- Coordinates
- 51.51476, -0.14083
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A pair of K6 telephone kiosks is located in Argyll Street, London.
The K6 kiosks are made of cast iron and are typically painted red. They feature long horizontal glazing in the doors and sides, with applied crowns on the top panels rather than perforated ones. Each kiosk has rectangular white display signs that read "TELEPHONE" beneath the shallow-curved roof on all four sides. These two kiosks have late 20th-century telephone equipment and retain their red paint, signage, and embossed crowns. However, one of the kiosks is missing a glazing panel, and the door of the more southerly kiosk has some damage. The presence of the King's crown indicates that these kiosks date from before 1952. They are situated at the end of a pedestrian area in the bustling west end of London.
The kiosks have a strong visual connection with several listed buildings nearby, including the London Palladium Theatre, The Argyll Public House, and the premises of Messrs Liberty & Company Limited, all of which are listed at Grade II*. Other nearby listed buildings include Dickins and Jones, 229-247 Regent Street, Palladium House, Oxford Circus Underground Station, and the Peter Robinson Stores, all listed at Grade II.
It is noted that the late 20th-century telephone equipment is not considered to have special architectural or historic interest.
Local climate
Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks in Argyll Street, London 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 — 3 transactions since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 46 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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Nearby listed buildings
- Oxford Circus Underground Station at the north-east corner of Argyll Street and Oxford Street, including offices above
- The Argyll Public House
- The London Palladium Theatre
- Dickins and Jones
- Palladium House
- Oxford Circus Underground Station entrance on north-west corner of Argyll Street and Oxford Street
- No. 219 Oxford Street
- Premises of Messrs Liberty and Company Limited (Tudor Building)
- Peter Robinson
- Ventilation Standard and Bollards at Junction with Carnaby Street Approach