K6 Telephone Kiosk

The K6 telephone kiosk is a standardised design dating from the 1930s, constructed of painted red cast iron. The kiosk features long horizontal glazing in the door and sides, with applied crowns on the top panels rather than perforated ones. Rectangular white display signs read "TELEPHONE" beneath the shallow-curved roof. It contains modernised internal equipment and appears to be intact and in good condition.

Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 for the General Post Office to commemorate King George V's Silver Jubilee, the K6 was an evolution of his earlier 1924 K2 telephone kiosk, incorporating a more streamlined aesthetic, compact size, and improved mass production efficiency. Over 70,000 K6 kiosks were produced before being largely replaced in the 1960s by simpler designs.

The kiosk is situated on the south side of the main road through the village. Wellesley House and its attached stable block, a Grade II listed building, stand approximately 20 metres across the road. Ivy House, also a Grade II listed building, is located 30 metres to the west of the kiosk, forming a triangular grouping with the two buildings. Raleigh House, another Grade II listed building, is situated approximately 40 metres to the northeast, but has a minimal visual relationship with the kiosk due to their positioning along the road.

The kiosk is designated at Grade II for its strong visual relationship with two other listed buildings and as a representative example of this significant 20th-century industrial design within a village setting.