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HER Number:MDV126064
Name:K6 Telephone Box beside the Post Office, Postbridge

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 264 078
Map Sheet:SX20NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

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, Postbridge. 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 November 2008, 2011, 2014, 2021 and 2023) Type K6 telephone box visible beside Post Office. 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

SDV362729Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142221 ]
SDV365836Website: Google. 2024. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8647 - Greyhound Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Feb 20 2024 9:24AM