Telephone Box is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 2008. Telephone kiosk.
Telephone Box
- WRENN ID
- fallow-pewter-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 February 2008
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- Telephone Box, Longford Road, Thornford
- OS grid reference
- ST 603 130
- Coordinates
- 50.91568, -2.56532
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The telephone box in Thornford is a Grade II listed structure made of cast iron and glass. It features three glazed sides divided into eight sections with margin lights, and a solid rear side that has reeded decoration. Above the four arched sides is a canopy dome inspired by Sir John Soane, with a crown in relief above each glazed panel that is inscribed with the word 'TELEPHONE'.
This K6, or 'Jubilee' telephone kiosk, was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V. It is a development of Scott's earlier K2 box design, and around 11,000 boxes of this design were ultimately produced.
The K6 telephone kiosk in Thornford is recognized as an iconic example of industrial design, showcasing Scott's adaptation of Neoclassical forms for modern technology. It is also noted for its good visual relationship with other Grade II listed buildings and its central location in the village.
Local climate
Telephone Box receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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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