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Latitude: 51.752 / 51°45'7"N
Longitude: -1.2581 / 1°15'29"W
OS Eastings: 451310
OS Northings: 206183
OS Grid: SP513061
Mapcode National: GBR 8Z4.0RN
Mapcode Global: VHCXV.47R8
Plus Code: 9C3WQP2R+RQ
Entry Name: K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Carfax Tower
Listing Date: 3 July 2009
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1393364
English Heritage Legacy ID: 506439
ID on this website: 101393364
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1
County: Oxfordshire
District: Oxford
Electoral Ward/Division: Carfax
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Oxford
Traditional County: Oxfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire
Church of England Parish: Oxford St Michael and St Martin and All Saints
Church of England Diocese: Oxford
Tagged with: K2 telephone box
OXFORD
612/0/10196 QUEEN STREET
03-JUL-09 K2 Telephone Kiosk outside Carfax Tower
GV II
K2 kiosk, c1927, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott.
Cast iron and painted red, the kiosk is neo-classical in inspiration with Soanian segmental vaulted roofs and multi-pane glazing reminiscent of a Georgian sash window, the latter with reeded strip surrounds and classical paterae. It has a perforated crown, the symbol of the GPO, set within the upper faces of the canopy and placed above a glazed panel bearing the word 'TELEPHONE'.
The K2 kiosk is located outside a C12 tower (qv), the only surviving part of the Church of St Martin, Carfax, which was demolished in 1896 for the purposes of road widening. The K2 kiosk, along with a red pillar box, is located where the church's nave once stood. The spot is labelled 'T.C.B.' (telephone call box) on the Ordnance Survey map of 1939, suggesting there was originally a kiosk here, but the current K2 is one of four placed in the locations around the city in 1994 following a bequest from Nicholas Medley.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: The K2 telephone kiosk is listed for the following principal reasons:
* Giles Gilbert Scott's design has special interest for its artistry and functionality as well its iconic status as a milestone of C20 industrial design;
* There was originally a kiosk in this location and the K2 has group value with the C12 tower of the former church of St Martin, Carfax.
The K2 telephone box outside Carfax Tower is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Giles Gilbert Scott's design has special interest for its artistry and functionality as well as its iconic status as a milestone of C20 industrial design;
* There was originally a kiosk in this location and the K2 has group value with the C12 tower of the former church of St Martin, Carfax.
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