Prototype K2 telephone kiosk to western side of entrance portal of Burlington House

The prototype K2 telephone kiosk, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1924, is located on the western side of the entrance portal of Burlington House. This timber construction is painted red and features a teak door.

The square kiosk is a neoclassical cubicle with a segmentally vaulted roof, each side framed by reeded strips with paterae at the corners. The pediments display perforated crowns, the symbol of the General Post Office, and the word ‘TELEPHONE’ is perforated in serif lettering on the frieze beneath, where the manufactured K2 kiosks would have had painted lettering on opaque glass. The kiosk is glazed on three sides, including the door, with glazing bars holding three over six panes and a panel beneath; the glazing on this prototype model is positioned slightly higher than on the cast-iron versions. The fourth side, which housed the telephone internally, has a blind panel. A pierced vent plate in the ceiling is also part of Scott's design. The kiosk remains largely intact, though it has undergone some modifications, including the installation of wired glass, a modern light fitting, and modern telephone equipment.