K6 Telephone Kiosk

This K6 telephone kiosk is a standardised design dating from 1935, constructed of cast iron and painted red with long horizontal glazing in the door and sides. The crowns on top of the kiosk are applied rather than perforated. It features rectangular white display signs reading "TELEPHONE" beneath the shallow-curved roof, and contains modernised internal equipment. The kiosk is in good condition and stands on a small patch of grass approximately 25 metres north west of Lower House (Grade II*), its Stable Block, and Granary (both Grade II). These buildings form a backdrop to the kiosk when viewed from the north, creating a strong visual relationship between the four buildings.

The K6 telephone kiosk is considered a milestone of 20th-century industrial design, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott for the General Post Office to commemorate King George V's Silver Jubilee. It evolved from Scott’s earlier K2 design, incorporating a more streamlined aesthetic, a smaller footprint, and cost-effective mass production techniques. Over 70,000 K6 kiosks were produced before many were replaced with simpler designs in the 1960s. The K6 and K2 telephone kiosks represent a considered adaptation of architectural tradition to contemporary technological needs. It is designated at Grade II for its strong visual grouping with three listed buildings, and as a representative example of this important 20th-century design within a village setting.