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Latitude: 51.0711 / 51°4'15"N
Longitude: 1.0802 / 1°4'48"E
OS Eastings: 615884
OS Northings: 134709
OS Grid: TR158347
Mapcode National: GBR V0L.XJS
Mapcode Global: FRA F649.4NH
Plus Code: 9F3333CJ+C3
Entry Name: K6 Telephone Box
Listing Date: 7 February 2007
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1391856
English Heritage Legacy ID: 494658
ID on this website: 101391856
Location: Hythe, Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, CT21
County: Kent
District: Folkestone and Hythe
Civil Parish: Hythe
Built-Up Area: Hythe
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent
Tagged with: K6 telephone box
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 70,000 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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