Latitude: 50.8681 / 50°52'5"N
Longitude: -2.2565 / 2°15'23"W
OS Eastings: 382045
OS Northings: 107648
OS Grid: ST820076
Mapcode National: GBR 1Z5.DBH
Mapcode Global: FRA 665T.0Q8
Plus Code: 9C2VVP9V+69
Entry Name: K6 Telephone Kiosk
Listing Date: 22 May 2008
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1393181
English Heritage Legacy ID: 505162
ID on this website: 101393181
Location: Turnworth, Dorset, DT11
County: Dorset
Civil Parish: Turnworth
Traditional County: Dorset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset
Church of England Parish: Turnworth St Mary
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
Tagged with: K6 telephone box
TURNWORTH
433/0/10008 K6 Telephone Kiosk
22-MAY-08
GV II
Telephone kiosk. Designed 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Made by various contractors.
MATERIALS: Cast iron and glass.
DESCRIPTION: It is constructed in cast iron, with three glazed sides in eight registers with margin lights, and a solid rear side with reeded decoration. The Soane-inspired canopy dome is placed above the four arched sides, each with a crown in relief above a glazed panel inscribed 'TELEPHONE'. The interior has modernised equipment.
HISTORY: The K6 or 'Jubilee' telephone kiosk was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V, and was a development on Scott's K2 box. The design has become iconic and some 11,000 boxes to this design were ultimately produced.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION: The K6 telephone kiosk in Turnworth is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* An iconic example of industrial design, showing Giles Gilbert Scott's adaptation of Neoclassical forms for a modern technological function
* A good example of the type situated in a Conservation Area
* Having proximity and a good visual relationship with a number of Grade II listed buildings that form a group of mid-C19 estate cottages
The K6 telephone kiosk in Turnworth is designated for the following principal reasons:
* An iconic example of industrial design, showing Giles Gilbert Scott's adaptation of Neoclassical forms for a modern technological function
* A good example of the type situated in a Conservation Area
* Having proximity and a good visual relationship with a number of Grade II listed buildings that form a group of mid-C19 estate cottages
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