K6 Telephone Kiosk

The K6 telephone kiosk is a standardised design from 1935, constructed from painted red cast iron. It 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. Modern internal telephone equipment has been installed, and the kiosk is intact and in good condition.

The kiosk is situated at the roadside in the village, close to numbers 11, 12, and 13 Sowton Lane (Grade II listed buildings). St Michael's Church (Grade I listed) stands approximately 45 metres to the southwest, and the Old Rectory (Grade II listed) is roughly 50 metres to the northwest. The lack of surrounding buildings creates a strong visual connection between the kiosk and these other listed buildings, and two Grade II listed tomb chests within the churchyard, some 35 metres to the southwest. The kiosk is visible alongside these five listed buildings from multiple viewpoints, forming a cohesive group within the village.

Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott for the General Post Office to commemorate King George V's Silver Jubilee, the K6 was a development of his earlier K2 design, which had been inspired by Neo-classical architecture. The K6 was smaller, more streamlined, and designed for mass production. Over 70,000 K6 kiosks were manufactured and many remain as iconic landmarks, although frequently replaced in the 1960s by simpler designs.

The K6 telephone kiosk is designated at Grade II for its strong visual relationship with a group of listed buildings, as a representative example of an important 20th-century industrial design within a village setting, and its proximity to a Grade I listed church.