Telephone kiosk, next to 190 - 192 Huntly Road, Lenaderg, Banbridge

A K6 telephone kiosk designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, dating from between 1935 and circa 1953, located in the small settlement of Lenaderg next to 190-192 Huntly Road. The building served as a post office from the late 19th century until 2000.

The kiosk is constructed of cast iron painted red, with largely replacement glazing. Each elevation displays the Tudor crown motif over a glazed TELEPHONE panel. The door opens to the east, while the west side, which faces directly into the wall of number 192, is blank, following the standard arrangement. First recorded on the 1972 Ordnance Survey map, the kiosk remains in working condition and represents an increasingly rare intact example of this iconic street furniture.

The K6 model was designed by Scott in 1935 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V. The design was developed from Scott's earlier telephone kiosk models, the larger K2 (introduced in 1926) and K3 (1929). Constructed in cast iron with a teak door, compact in size and easily mass-produced, it was distributed throughout the UK from 1936 and became the most successful and populous type of kiosk introduced, with approximately 60,000 placed around the country. About 8,000 of these were installed as part of the Jubilee Concession, which allowed towns and villages with a post office to apply for a kiosk. A year later, under the Tercentenary Concession celebrating the Post Office's 300th anniversary, a further 1,000 kiosks were installed over 12 years for local authorities paying a five-year subscription of £4.

A minor alteration to the K6 design occurred following the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, when the Tudor crown motif was replaced with St. Edward's crown. From 1955, the Crown of Scotland was used for kiosks in that country, with a slot in the fascia allowing either version to be inserted into all those manufactured from that date onwards. The model continued in production until 1968, when the more modernist K8, designed by Bruce Martin, was introduced.