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K6 Telephone Kiosk

A Grade II Listed Building in Turnworth, Dorset

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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

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Description


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

Reasons for Listing


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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