Monument record TR 16 NE 1443 - K6 Telephone Kiosk, Herne Bay

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 the 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. This kiosk is in good condition; it is situated outside the library on High Street, Herne Bay, opposite the Grade II listed Baptist Church. It is also adjacent to two red letter boxes: an early, cast iron, pillar type and a modern one.
Although this kiosk is situated at the centre of town, and its relation with the two letter boxes is visually pleasing, it only has a strong visual relationship with a single listed building. As such it does not meet the criteria for listing in a national context. (1)

<1> English Heritage, undated, English Heritage Listing File (Miscellaneous Material). SKE55914.