K6 Telephone Kiosk is a Grade II listed building in the Swale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 2009. Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
- WRENN ID
- worn-chancel-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swale
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent MP: Helen Whately (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 July 2009
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, the Green, Throwley
- OS grid reference
- TQ 988 542
- Coordinates
- 51.25289, 0.84867
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk is a standardised design from the 20th century, made of cast iron and painted red. It has long horizontal glazing in the door and sides, with applied crowns on the top panels. Rectangular white display signs read "TELEPHONE" beneath the shallow curved roof. The interior contains modernised equipment. The kiosk is in reasonable condition, although the display signs are faded and discoloured, and retains its glass windows.
The K6 was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 for the General Post Office to commemorate King George V’s Silver Jubilee. It evolved from his earlier K2 telephone kiosk design, featuring a more streamlined aesthetic, compact size, and cost-effective mass production. Over 70,000 K6 kiosks were eventually produced, with many later replaced by simpler designs.
The kiosk stands on the eastern edge of the village green, near The Old Post Office (Grade II) and approximately 20 metres north of The Windmill Inn. Its positioning creates a strong visual relationship with these listed buildings and contributes significantly to the historic character of the village green, forming a prominent feature in views into, from, and across the area. The K6 and K2 kiosks represent a thoughtful blend of architectural tradition and contemporary technology.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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