K6 Telephone Kiosk is a Grade II listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 2007. Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Canterbury
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 2007
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk is a cast iron and glass structure designed by the architect Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935, although the exact date of this example is not known. This kiosk is an evolution of Scott's earlier 1924 K2 design. It features two glazed sides and a glazed door, with narrow panes flanking a wider central panel of horizontal panes, all topped by a domical roof. Each side of the upper segment has a relief crown above a glazed panel that displays the word "TELEPHONE."
The K6 telephone kiosk is significant as it was created to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V and represents a high-quality architectural design applied to a mass-produced object for communication. Approximately 70,000 K6 kiosks were made.
This particular K6 kiosk is prominently located on Longport, directly across from the Grade I listed St Augustine's Abbey, enhancing the setting of the Abbey, which is part of a World Heritage Site and located within a conservation area.
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