The K6 was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 for the General Post Office, on the occasion of King George V's Silver Jubilee. Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960) was one of the most important of modern British architects. The K6 was a development from his earlier highly successful K2 telephone kiosk design of 1924, of Neo-classical inspiration. The K6 was more streamlined aesthetically, more compact and more cost-effective to mass produce. Well over 10,000 K6s were eventually produced and many still remain, continuing to be an iconic feature on Britain's streetscapes.
The K6 is a standardised design made of cast iron, painted red overall with long horizontal glazing in door and sides and with the crowns situated on the top panels being applied not perforated. There are rectangular white display signs, reading TELEPHONE beneath the shallow-curved roof. It has modernised internal equipment. Generally the telephone box is in good condition and retains most of its glass windows. It is situated on the eastern side of Shalloak Road, approximately 20m south of No. 124 Sweechgate and 40m south-west of the Royal Oak Public House, both Grade II listed buildings.
Although this kiosk is situated near to two listed buildings, it can only be viewed with No. 124 Sweechgate from a limited viewpoint, and there is no angle from which the viewer can see the kiosk and the two listed buildings simultaneously. Views of the Royal Oak are hindered by other buildings. This telephone kiosk therefore does not have a strong visual relationship with more than one listed building and the kiosk consequently does not meet the criteria for listing. (1)