K2 Telephone Kiosk, The Westernmost of Group of Four Kiosks to North of Royal Courts of Justice is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. Telephone kiosk. 2 related planning applications.
K2 Telephone Kiosk, The Westernmost of Group of Four Kiosks to North of Royal Courts of Justice
- WRENN ID
- silent-pediment-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- K2 Telephone Kiosk, The Westernmost of Group of Four Kiosks to North of Royal Courts of Justice, Carey Street Wc2, City of Westminster, WC2A 2JE
- OS grid reference
- TQ 310 812
- Coordinates
- 51.51491, -0.11301
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K2 telephone kiosk, built in 1927 by Giles Gilbert Scott, is the westernmost of a group of four kiosks located to the north of the Royal Courts of Justice. This intact square kiosk is made of cast iron and features a domed roof, perforated crowns on the top panels, and glazing bars on the windows and door. It is part of a symmetrical arrangement that includes two K2 kiosks and two K6 kiosks.
Local climate
K2 Telephone Kiosk, The Westernmost of Group of Four Kiosks to North of Royal Courts of Justice 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.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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- 61, CAREY STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)