K6 Telephone Kiosk

The K6 telephone kiosk is a standardised design constructed of painted red cast iron, dating from 1935. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott for the General Post Office to commemorate King George V's Silver Jubilee, it developed from his earlier K2 design, offering a more streamlined, compact, and cost-effective mass production model. The design features long horizontal glazing in the door and sides, with applied crowns on the top panels, and rectangular white display signs reading “TELEPHONE” beneath the shallow-curved roof. Modern internal equipment has been installed, but the kiosk remains in good repair and retains its glass windows. It is situated on Main Street in a central village position, opposite the Grade II listed Bakehouse Cottage and visible from Chestnut Cottage and Grange Farmhouse, with which it shares a strong visual relationship collectively. The K6 telephone kiosk represents a considered adaptation of architectural tradition to meet contemporary technological needs, and over 70,000 were produced before being largely replaced in the 1960s. It is designated at Group Value Grade II for its iconic 20th-century design and its important visual relationship with other listed buildings.