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K6 Telephone Kiosk

A Grade II Listed Building in Newnham, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2845 / 51°17'4"N

Longitude: 0.8004 / 0°48'1"E

OS Eastings: 595380

OS Northings: 157648

OS Grid: TQ953576

Mapcode National: GBR RV1.K4H

Mapcode Global: VHKJT.TZG7

Plus Code: 9F327RM2+Q4

Entry Name: K6 Telephone Kiosk

Listing Date: 8 July 2009

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1393352

English Heritage Legacy ID: 507015

ID on this website: 101393352

Location: Newnham, Swale, Kent, ME9

County: Kent

District: Swale

Civil Parish: Newnham

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

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Description


NEWNHAM

1446/0/10013 THE STREET
08-JUL-09 (South side)
K6 Telephone Kiosk

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 on the south side of the main road through the village, outside St Paul's Church (listed Grade II*) and to the east of Parsonage Farm (listed Grade II). There is a strong visual relationship with these two buildings, and the setting of the kiosk is further enhanced by the immediate back-drop of the flint boundary wall of the church.

HISTORY: The K6 telephone kiosk is a milestone of C20 industrial design. The K6 was designed by Sir 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. Sir 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 10,000 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 Newnham is designated at Grade II for the following principal reason:
* The kiosk has a strong visual relationship with the Grade II* listed parish church and its boundary wall, and with the Grade II listed Parsonage Farm

Reasons for Listing


The K6 telephone kiosk in Newnham is designated at Grade II for the following principal reason:
* The kiosk has a strong visual relationship with the Grade II* listed parish church and its boundary wall, and another adjacent listed building.

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