Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks is a Grade II listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 October 2010. Telephone kiosk.
Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-bailey-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Canterbury
- Constituency
- Canterbury MP: Rosie Duffield (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 October 2010
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks, Stour Street
- OS grid reference
- TR 147 578
- Coordinates
- 51.27946, 1.07841
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The listing describes a pair of K6 telephone kiosks dating from the 20th century. These standardised kiosks are made of cast iron, painted red with long horizontal glazing in the door and sides. The crowns on the top panels are applied rather than perforated. Rectangular white display signs, reading "TELEPHONE" beneath the shallow curved roof, are present. The interiors have been modernised. While the display signs are faded and discoloured, the kiosks and their glass windows remain in reasonable condition.
The K6 is considered a milestone of 20th-century industrial design, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 to celebrate King George V's Silver Jubilee. It evolved from his earlier K2 design, incorporating a more streamlined and cost-effective aesthetic. Giles Gilbert Scott was a significant British architect responsible for projects including the Anglican cathedral of Liverpool and Battersea power station. These telephone kiosks represent a considered blend of architectural tradition and technological needs, with over 70,000 K6s eventually produced.
The pair of kiosks in Stour Street, Canterbury, are listed at Grade II for their strong visual relationship with the adjacent listed Head Post Office and County Hotel, contributing to an atmospheric view down Stour Street.
Local climate
Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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