K6 Telephone Kiosk outside of Tate Britain is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 2016. Telephone kiosk. 63 related planning applications.
K6 Telephone Kiosk outside of Tate Britain
- WRENN ID
- high-span-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 August 2016
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- K6 Telephone Kiosk outside of Tate Britain, Tate Gallery, Millbank, London, City of Westminster, SW1P 4RG
- OS grid reference
- TQ 301 784
- Coordinates
- 51.49043, -0.12677
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The kiosk is a K6 type telephone kiosk dating from a standard design. It is located on the pavement to the south-east of the gates, railings, and piers of Tate Britain, and has a strong visual relationship with Tate Britain itself, along with the statue of Sir James Robert McGrigor, the Royal Medical Corps Officers Mess and Commandant’s House, all of which are listed buildings.
The kiosk is constructed of cast iron and is painted red overall, featuring long horizontal glazing within the door and sides. The crowns on the top panels are applied rather than perforated. It retains original rectangular white display signs that read TELEPHONE beneath the shallow curved roof. The interior contains operational 21st-century telephone equipment, and all the original glass remains intact.
Note: Certain features are excluded from the definition of special architectural or historic interest for the purpose of planning legislation.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk outside of Tate Britain 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 2022
- Related listed building consents — 63 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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