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Summary

Telephone box, K6 type, 20th century design, Grade II.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 506633

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TELEPHONE BOX (XX to XXI - 1935 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2010, Yettington (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV345847.

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 situated on the top panels being applied not perforated. There are rectangular white display signs, reading 'TELEPHONE' beneath
the shallow-curved roof. lt has modernised internal equipment. lt appears to be in good condition (2009). The kiosk stands at the side of the road in the east of the village. Approximately '10m to the west is situated Lemprice Cottage (Grade ll), and on the opposite side of the road stands The Cottage (Grade ll). The kiosk has a strong visual relationship with these two listed buildings and can be clearly seen in conjunction with them when approaching along the road from either direction.

The K6 telephone kiosk is a milestone of 20th century industrial design. The K6 was designed by 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. 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 10,000 K6s were eventually produced. ln 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.

The K6 telephone kiosk in Yettington is recommended for designation at Grade ll for the following principal reasons:
It has a strong visual relationship with two listed buildings. It is a representative example within a village setting of this important 20th century industrial design.

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