Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks (In Front of Nos. 41, 41a and 43) is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 2010. Telephone kiosk.
Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks (In Front of Nos. 41, 41a and 43)
- WRENN ID
- pitched-bronze-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield MP: Joy Morrissey (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 October 2010
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks (In Front of Nos. 41, 41a and 43), High Street, Marlow, SL7 1BA
- OS grid reference
- SU 849 864
- Coordinates
- 51.57065, -0.77553
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of K6 telephone kiosks situated on the High Street in Marlow, opposite numbers 41, 41a, and 43. These kiosks are a standardised design made of cast iron, painted red with long horizontal glazing in the door and sides, and feature crowns affixed to the top panels. Rectangular white display signs read “TELEPHONE” beneath the shallow-curved roof. The northern kiosk displays the George V Tudor Crown, used from 1936 until superseded by the St Edward's Crown of Elizabeth II, which is visible on the southern kiosk.
The K6 is a significant example of 20th-century industrial design, created in 1935 by Giles Gilbert Scott for the General Post Office to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V. It evolved from his earlier K2 design of 1924, incorporating a more streamlined aesthetic, compact size, and cost-effective mass production. Over 70,000 K6 kiosks were made, and they remain an iconic feature of Britain’s streetscapes.
These kiosks are designated at Grade II for their prominent location on the High Street and their close visual relationship to at least six listed buildings, including the Grade II* listed numbers 41 and 41a.
Local climate
Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks (In Front of Nos. 41, 41a and 43) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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