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Latitude: 51.2852 / 51°17'6"N
Longitude: -2.2994 / 2°17'57"W
OS Eastings: 379218
OS Northings: 154046
OS Grid: ST792540
Mapcode National: GBR 0RR.7J9
Mapcode Global: VH971.3Y8N
Plus Code: 9C3V7PP2+37
Entry Name: K6 Telephone Kiosk
Listing Date: 24 April 2009
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1393245
English Heritage Legacy ID: 506819
ID on this website: 101393245
Location: Woolverton, Somerset, BA2
County: Somerset
District: Mendip
Civil Parish: Tellisford
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
Tagged with: K6 telephone box
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TELLISFORD
WOOLVERTON
Outside The Red Lion
K6 Telephone Kiosk
24-APR-09
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. It is intact and appears to be in fair condition (2009).
The kiosk is situated at the centre of the village to the east of the Red Lion pub. It is directly adjacent to 1 and 2 West Terrace, both of which are Grade II listed and with which the kiosk forms 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 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 Woolverton, Somerset, is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It has a strong visual relationship with two listed buildings
* It is a representative example within a village setting of this important C20 industrial design
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The K6 telephone kiosk in Woolverton, Somerset, has been designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It has a strong visual relationship with two listed buildings
* It is a representative example within a village setting of this important C20 industrial design
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