K6 Telephone Kiosk is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 2009. Telephone kiosk.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
- WRENN ID
- hushed-copper-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 April 2009
- Type
- Telephone kiosk
- Address
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Outside the Red Lion, Woolverton, Tellisford
- OS grid reference
- ST 792 540
- Coordinates
- 51.28516, -2.29937
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The K6 telephone kiosk is a standardised design constructed of cast iron, painted red with long horizontal glazing in its door and sides. The crowns on the top panels are applied rather than perforated. Rectangular white display signs reading "TELEPHONE" are positioned beneath the shallow-curved roof. The interior contains modernised equipment. The kiosk is in fair condition and appears intact.
Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 to commemorate King George V’s Silver Jubilee, the K6 was developed from his earlier K2 design, reflecting Neo-classical influences. It was more streamlined, compact, and cost-effective for mass production. Over 10,000 K6s were manufactured; many were replaced in the 1960s but they remain an iconic feature of the British streetscape. This particular kiosk is situated at the centre of the village, adjacent to the Red Lion pub and closely related visually to numbers 1 and 2 West Terrace, both of which are Grade II listed buildings. The kiosk is considered a milestone of 20th-century industrial design.
Local climate
K6 Telephone Kiosk receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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