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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

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TELEPHONE BOX (Built, Mid 20th Century - 1935 AD (Post) to 1960 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, Lovaton. 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.

Google, 2024, Google Streetview (Website). SDV365836.

(Image dates August 2009 and October 2021) Type K6 telephone box visible beside road. Designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the coronation of King George V. 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

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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