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Latitude: 54.1845 / 54°11'4"N
Longitude: -2.185 / 2°11'5"W
OS Eastings: 388025
OS Northings: 476542
OS Grid: SD880765
Mapcode National: GBR FN51.RQ
Mapcode Global: WHB66.D2RX
Plus Code: 9C6V5RM8+R2
Entry Name: K6 Telephone Kiosk
Listing Date: 15 February 2011
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1396461
English Heritage Legacy ID: 509147
ID on this website: 101396461
Location: Halton Gill, North Yorkshire, BD23
County: North Yorkshire
District: Craven
Civil Parish: Halton Gill
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire
Tagged with: K6 telephone box
HALTON GILL
1301/0/10006 K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK
15-FEB-11
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. At the time of inspection, the kiosk was still operational and in a reasonable state of repair with some replacement glazing.
The kiosk is sited on a small green at the heart of the hamlet of Halton Gill, surrounded on all sides, except to the south west, by five listed buildings. The kiosk has a strong visual relationship with these listed buildings.
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 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 Halton Gill is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Group Value: The kiosk has a strong visual relationship with five listed buildings.
* Setting: The kiosk forms a focal point at the heart of the hamlet.
The K6 telephone kiosk in Halton Gill is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Group Value: The kiosk has a strong visual relationship with five listed buildings.
* Setting: The kiosk forms a focal point at the heart of the hamlet of Halton Gill.
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