Northernmost K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates Court is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 August 1986. Telephone kiosk.
Northernmost K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates Court
- WRENN ID
- grey-crypt-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 August 1986
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- Northernmost K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates Court, Broad Court Wc2, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 303 810
- Coordinates
- 51.51377, -0.12228
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The northernmost K2 telephone kiosk, built in 1927, is located to the north of Bow Street Magistrates Court in the City of Westminster. Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, this cast iron kiosk features an intact square shape with a domed roof, perforated crowns on the top panels, and glazing bars on the windows and door. It is one of five kiosks that together create one of the finest groups of telephone kiosks in London.
Local climate
Northernmost K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates Court 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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