Listed Building: K6 TELEPHONE BOX (1391856)

Grade II
Authority
Date assigned 07 February 2007
Date last amended

Description

Listing Text: HYTHE 687/0/10002 RED LION SQUARE 07-FEB-07 K6 Telephone Box II BUILDING: K6 telephone box DATE: The K6 was designed in 1935; the date of this example is not known. ARCHITECT: Giles Gilbert Scott MATERIALS: Cast iron, glass EXTERIOR: The K6 kiosk was a development on Scott's 1924 K2 design. It has two glazed sides and a glazed door, all with narrow panes either side of a wider central panel of horizontal panes, beneath a domical roof. In the segmental upper structure on each side is a relief crown, placed above a glazed panel bearing the word TELEPHONE. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: The archetypal K6 telephone kiosk was designed by the eminent architect Giles Gilbert Scott (of Battersea Power Station and Liverpool Cathedral fame) in 1935 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V, and was a development on Scott's 1924 K2 design. It is of special interest for the quality of the architectural design as applied to an industrially produced object of mass communication. Some 11,000 K6s were ultimately produced. This intact K6 telephone kiosk stands in a prominent position on the corner of Red Lion Square where it makes a significant contribution to its setting. It lies within a conservation area, and has a strong visual relationship with three Grade II listed buildings.

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  • Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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Location

Grid reference TR 1588 3470 (point)
Map sheet TR13SE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Feb 6 2024 9:12AM