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K6 Telephone Kiosk

A Grade II Listed Building in Frogmore and Sherford, Devon

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Latitude: 50.2852 / 50°17'6"N

Longitude: -3.715 / 3°42'54"W

OS Eastings: 277914

OS Northings: 44209

OS Grid: SX779442

Mapcode National: GBR QK.QK9N

Mapcode Global: FRA 3838.VXG

Plus Code: 9C2R77PM+3X

Entry Name: K6 Telephone Kiosk

Listing Date: 19 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1395148

English Heritage Legacy ID: 506632

ID on this website: 101395148

Location: Sherford, South Hams, Devon, TQ7

County: Devon

District: South Hams

Civil Parish: Frogmore and Sherford

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Stokenham St Michael and All Angels

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


FROGMORE AND SHERFORD

1304/0/10016 SHERFORD DOWN, SHERFORD
19-OCT-10 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 remains intact and in good condition (2009).

This kiosk is situated approximately 30m to the south of St Martin's Church (Grade I) and only 15m from the Grade II listed Lych Gate to the south of the church. It stands at a fork in the main road that runs through this small village, slightly set apart from all other buildings except the church, with which it demonstrates a strong visual relationship.

HISTORY: The K6 telephone kiosk is a milestone of C20 industrial design. The K6 was designed by 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. 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 70,000 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 Sherford Down, Devon, is recommended for designation at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It forms a strong visual relationship with two listed buildings, one of which is a Grade I church
* It is a representative example within a village setting of this important C20 industrial design

Reasons for Listing


The K6 telephone kiosk in Sherford Down, Devon, is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It forms a strong visual relationship with two listed buildings, one of which is a Grade I church
* It is a representative example within a village setting of this important C20 industrial design

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