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HER Number:MDV127063
Name:K6 Telephone Box, Moretonhampstead

Summary

Thought to be K6 type. 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 751 862
Map Sheet:SX78NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishMoretonhampstead
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishMORETONHAMPSTEAD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TELEPHONE BOX (Built, Mid 20th Century to Unknown - 1935 AD (Post))

Full description

Google, 2019, Google Streetview (Website). SDV362731.

Images dated 2008, 2011, 2016. Red telephone box visible at roadside. In 2008 image the box is in need of some maintenance work, but appears in better condition in later images.

Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.

Telephone Call Box is marked on the modern mapping, adjacent to the Hospital.

Richards, A. F., 2019, Update to telephone boxes on Dartmoor (Personal Comment). SDV363118.

Thought to be K6 type. 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.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV362729Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #123244 ]
SDV362731Website: Google. 2019. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 9 2019 9:42AM