Two K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Former Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the Gravesham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 March 2010. A N/A Telephone kiosk. 1 related planning application.
Two K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Former Post Office
- WRENN ID
- half-copper-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gravesham
- Constituency
- Gravesham MP: Dr Lauren Sullivan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 March 2010
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Period
- N/A
- Address
- Two K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Former Post Office, the Grove
- OS grid reference
- TQ 650 740
- Coordinates
- 51.44122, 0.37308
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The two K6 telephone kiosks stand outside the former post office on The Grove, Gravesend. These are standardised kiosks made of cast iron, painted red with long horizontal glazing in the door and sides. The crowns on the top panels are applied, not perforated, and rectangular white display signs read “TELEPHONE” beneath the shallow curved roof. The internal equipment has been modernised.
Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 to commemorate King George V's Silver Jubilee, the K6 was a development of his earlier K2 design and was more streamlined, compact, and cost-effective to manufacture. Over 70,000 were produced before being largely replaced in the 1960s.
The kiosks are in good condition and contribute to a significant view along The Grove, framed by 146 Milton Road and the post office itself, and terminating with the clock tower and Berkley Crescent, all also listed buildings. They are designated at Grade II for their setting, their contribution to a characterful view, and as a notable example of 20th century industrial design.
Local climate
Two K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Former Post Office sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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