K6 Telephone Kiosk is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 2010. A 20th century Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
- WRENN ID
- tangled-timber-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 2010
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Period
- 20th century
- Address
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Chilmark
- OS grid reference
- ST 952 318
- Coordinates
- 51.08617, -2.06877
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk in Chilmark is a Grade II listed structure made of cast iron and painted red. It features long horizontal glazing in the door and sides, with crowns applied to the top panels rather than perforated. The shallow-curved roof has rectangular white display signs that read "TELEPHONE." The interior has been modernised with updated equipment.
Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 for the General Post Office to commemorate King George V's Silver Jubilee, the K6 is a significant example of 20th-century industrial design. It evolved from Scott's earlier K2 kiosk design from 1924, which was inspired by Neo-classical architecture. The K6 is more streamlined, compact, and cost-effective for mass production. Scott, a prominent modern British architect, is also known for notable works like the Anglican cathedral in Liverpool and Battersea power station. Over 70,000 K6 kiosks were produced, and while many were replaced in the 1960s by simpler designs, many K6 kiosks remain and are iconic features of British streets.
The K6 telephone kiosk in Chilmark is designated at Grade II primarily due to its strong visual relationship with the nearby listed buildings, Nos 81 and 82, The Ridge.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk 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 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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