K6 Telephone Kiosk is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 October 2010. Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
- WRENN ID
- buried-pedestal-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 October 2010
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, High Street, Newton Poppleford and Harpford
- OS grid reference
- SY 085 897
- Coordinates
- 50.70006, -3.29633
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk is a standardised design dating from the 20th century, constructed of cast iron and painted red overall. 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. The interior contains modernised equipment. Most of the original glass windows remain, although some have been replaced with Perspex; the kiosk is in generally good condition.
The kiosk occupies a central location in the village, positioned adjacent to 1 & 2 Church Green Cottages (Grade II). To the east, on a small green, stands an unlisted war memorial, and approximately 25 metres to the south is St Luke's Church (Grade II*). The kiosk forms a visually significant relationship with these listed buildings in this prominent village location.
The K6 kiosk, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 for the General Post Office to commemorate King George V's Silver Jubilee, represents a milestone in 20th-century industrial design and developed from his earlier K2 design of 1924. The K6 was more streamlined, compact, and cost-effective to manufacture, and over 70,000 were produced before many were replaced in the 1960s.
The kiosk is designated at Grade II for its strong visual relationship with two listed buildings, including one that is Grade II*, and for being a representative example of this important 20th-century industrial design within a village setting.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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