K6 Telephone Kiosk adjacent to St Johns College (West Block), St Giles, Oxford

K6 telephone kiosk, designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.

DESCRIPTION: the K6 is a standardised design made of cast iron sections bolted together, painted red overall with long horizontal glazing in door and sides with the crowns situated on the top panels being moulded rather than perforated. There are rectangular white display signs reading 'TELEPHONE' beneath the shallow curved roof.

Although there is some graffiti on the top panels and the rear elevation, the kiosk remains largely intact. It is in generally good condition and retains all but two of its glazing panels. The rear section has been replaced with a stainless steel panel which matches the appearance of the original. The metal insert in the wooden door has also been replaced with a stainless steel panel and painted to match the original. The kiosk is not in operational use and the internal telephone equipment has been removed.

The K6 stands on the east side of St Giles; adjacent to the Grade II-listed North and West Blocks of St John's College. Additionally, on the same side of the road to the south are the Grade I-listed Cooks Building and the Grade II-listed boundary wall of St John's College. The telephone kiosk has a strong visual relationship with these four listed buildings collectively.