K6 Telephone Kiosk is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 October 2010. Telephone kiosk. 1 related planning application.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
- WRENN ID
- sharp-bailey-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ashford
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 October 2010
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk is a standardised design constructed of cast iron, painted red with horizontal glazing in the doors and sides, and featuring applied crowns on the top panels instead of perforated ones. Rectangular white display signs read "TELEPHONE" beneath the shallow-curved roof. The interior contains modernised equipment, and all glass windows are intact.
Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 for the General Post Office to commemorate King George V’s Silver Jubilee, the K6 was developed from his earlier K2 design of 1924, and was more streamlined, compact, and cost-effective to produce. Over 70,000 were made, with many being replaced in the 1960s; surviving examples remain a striking feature of the British landscape.
The kiosk stands within the village, approximately 12 metres south of St Peter's Church (Grade II*) and approximately 15 metres to the south west of the White Hart Inn (Grade II). It forms a strong visual relationship with both listed buildings, situated almost equidistant between them. The site is within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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