Description

CHIPPERFIELD

1777/0/10021 K6 Telephone Kiosk
04-OCT-10

II
K6 telephone kiosk

DESCRIPTION: 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. The kiosk stands in a prominent location close to the village crossroads in the northern corner of the spacious village green and cricket ground. Immediately to the south-west is St Pauls' Church (Grade II) , to the east is the War Memorial (Grade II) and on the opposite side of the road is the Two Brewers Inn (Grade II). The telephone kiosk has a strong visual relationship with these three listed buildings.

HISTORY: The K6 telephone kiosk is a milestone of C20 industrial design. 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. 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. Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960) was one of the most important of modern British architects; his many celebrated commissions include the Anglican cathedral of Liverpool and Battersea power station. The K2 and K6 telephone kiosks can be said to represent a very thoughtful adaptation of architectural tradition to contemporary technological requirements. Well over 70,000 K6s were eventually produced. In the 1960s many were replaced with far plainer kiosk types. But many still remain, and continue to be an iconic feature on Britain's streetscapes.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The K6 telephone kiosk in Chipperfield is designated at Grade II for the following principal reason:

* The kiosk has a strong visual relationship with three listed buildings, is well preserved and occupies a prominent position in the village landscape.

Reasons for Listing

The K6 telephone kiosk located to the south-west of the village crossroads at Chipperfield in Hertfordshire is designated at Grade II for the following principal reason:

* This telephone kiosk has a strong visual relationship with three listed buildings and clearly fulfils the criteria for listing.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26673162

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)