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
- vacant-corbel-nightshade
- 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 Street, Newnham
- OS grid reference
- TQ 953 576
- Coordinates
- 51.28445, 0.80037
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This K6 telephone kiosk is a standardised design dating from the 20th century. It is constructed of cast iron, painted red overall, with long horizontal glazing in the door and sides. The crowns on the top panels are applied, not perforated. Rectangular white display signs read “TELEPHONE” beneath the shallow curved roof. The interior contains modernised equipment.
The kiosk is situated on the south side of the main road through the village, close to St Paul’s Church (listed at Grade II*) and to the east of Parsonage Farm (listed at Grade II). It has a strong visual relationship with these two buildings and is set against the backdrop of the flint boundary wall of the church.
The K6 kiosk was designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott for the General Post Office, to commemorate King George V’s Silver Jubilee. It evolved from his earlier K2 telephone kiosk design of 1924, which had Neo-classical influences. The K6 was more streamlined, compact, and cost-effective to mass produce. Over 10,000 K6 kiosks were manufactured, with many being replaced in the 1960s.
The kiosk is designated at Grade II for its strong visual relationship with the surrounding listed buildings, including the parish church and Parsonage Farm.
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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