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Summary

Iconic K6 red phone box in the centre of the village.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1441017: K6 Telephone Kiosk

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TELEPHONE BOX (Built, XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Historic England, 2016, K6 telephone kiosk, Milton Combe, Yelverton, Devon (Correspondence). SDV359903.

Notification of completion of initial assessment. The phone box is a K6 kiosk which was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935. Over 70,000 K6 type kiosks were produced, although many were replaced with plainer kiosk types in the 1960s. Many still remain though and continue to be iconic features on Britains streetscapes. The kiosk which stands in the centre of Milton Combe has a strong visual relationship with three nearby listed buildings, the church, Gladisford Cottage and the bridge.

Historic England, 2016, K6 telephone kiosk, Milton Combe, Yelverton, Devon (Correspondence). SDV359955.

Notification that the K6 telephone kiosk has been added to the List of Buildings of Special
Architectural or Historic Interest. The kiosk is now listed at Grade II.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Historic England, 2016, National Heritage List for England, 1441017 (National Heritage List for England). SDV359353.

K6 Telephone Kiosk.
Reasons for Designation
The K6 telephone kiosk in Milton Combe is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Architectural interest: the K6 kiosk is recognised as an iconic milestone of C20 design; * Intactness: despite the replacement of a few of the kiosk's glazed panes, it appears to survive intact; * Group value: The telephone kiosk has a strong visual relationship with three listed buildings collectively, and stands directly facing the Church of the Holy Spirit (Grade II). .
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. .
Details
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, which have been painted gold, 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 glass panes survive, although a few panes to the NW elevation appear to be frosted replacements.
The kiosk stands in the centre of Milton Combe, situated next to a bridge crossing Milton Brook. The kiosk stands within sight of several listed buildings. It stands facing the Church of the Holy Spirit (Grade II-listed) 10m to the SW, and is in sight of Gladisford Cottage (Grade II) 25m to NW. The kiosk is also situated 10m NW from the bridge crossing Milton Brook (Grade II). The telephone kiosk has a strong visual relationship with these three listed buildings collectively.

* Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’) it is declared that these aforementioned features are not of special architectural or historic interest. .

Historic England, 2016, Telephone box at Milton Combe, Devon (Correspondence). SDV359855.

Notification that Historic England have received an application to add the phone box to the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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