K6 Telephone Kiosk

This is a K6 telephone kiosk, dating from 1935. 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, incorporating a more streamlined aesthetic and improved mass production capabilities. It’s constructed from cast iron and glass, painted red with long horizontal glazing in the door and sides. The crowns on the top panels are applied, rather than perforated. Rectangular white display signs read "TELEPHONE" beneath the shallow-curved roof. The kiosk is currently in use as a functioning telephone kiosk, containing modernised internal equipment. A British Telecom survey reported that it is in fair condition, retaining all original glass windows.

The kiosk is situated adjacent to the Grade II listed building at No. 500 The Street, and forms a visual grouping with the nearby Forge House, which is also Grade II listed. It is located within a conservation area. Local accounts suggest a telephone box has been present in the village since the 1930s, originally located outside a former shop, with the present K6 kiosk moving to its current position in the 1960s.