The listing was removed on 25 September 2024.
This building has been assessed for de-listing under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended. The building has been removed from The National Heritage List for England as it no longer meets the criteria for listing.
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Latitude: 52.195 / 52°11'41"N
Longitude: -2.2096 / 2°12'34"W
OS Eastings: 385772
OS Northings: 255215
OS Grid: SO857552
Mapcode National: GBR 1G5.67H
Mapcode Global: VH92T.N384
Plus Code: 9C4V5QVR+X5
Entry Name: K6 at Shrub Hill Railway Station
Listing Date: 22 August 2023
Delisted Date: 25 September 2024
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1486714
ID on this website: 101486714
County: Worcestershire
Electoral Ward/Division: Cathedral
Built-Up Area: Worcester
Traditional County: Worcestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Worcestershire
K6 telephone kiosk, designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.
The K6 is a standardised design made of cast iron, painted red overall with long horizontal glazing in the 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 prominently at the entrance to Shrub Hill Railway Station, listed Grade II. On Platform 1 of the station there is a K8, listed Grade II (NHLE ref 1393363).
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.
The K6 Telephone Box at Shrub Hill Railway Station is listed at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
* the K6 kiosk is recognised as an iconic milestone of C20 design by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.
Historic interest:
* on account of its public historic associations, including the commission of the K6 from a renowned architect, in celebration of King George V's Silver Jubilee.
Group value:
* the kiosk has a strong visual relationship with the listed Shrub Hill Railway Station, at whose entrance it stands, and with the K8, on the station platform.
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