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| HER Number: | MDV126061 |
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| Name: | K6 Telephone Box, Horndon |
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Summary
Type K6. Designed 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Made by various contractors. Cast iron. Square kiosk with domed roof. Unperforated crowns to top panels and margin glazing to windows and door.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 519 800 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Mary Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MARY TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TELEPHONE BOX (Built, XX to Unknown - 1935 AD (Post))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Telephone Call Box is marked on the modern mapping.
Richards, A. F., 2019, Update to telephone boxes on Dartmoor (Personal Comment). SDV363118.
Telephone kiosk, Horndon. Thought to be type K6, like those listed elsewhere on the moor (unclear why this one is not listed). Designed 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Made by various contractors. Cast iron. Square kiosk with domed roof. Unperforated crowns to top panels and margin glazing to windows and door.
In 2016 British Telecom included this in a list of boxes under consideration for removal.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #118730 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 16 2019 2:48PM |
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