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K6 Telephone Kiosk approximately 13m south east of No.16

A Grade II Listed Building in Overton, Hampshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2424 / 51°14'32"N

Longitude: -1.275 / 1°16'30"W

OS Eastings: 450702

OS Northings: 149500

OS Grid: SU507495

Mapcode National: GBR 83Z.2GH

Mapcode Global: VHD0B.V19C

Plus Code: 9C3W6PRF+XX

Entry Name: K6 Telephone Kiosk approximately 13m south east of No.16

Listing Date: 18 March 2009

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1392933

English Heritage Legacy ID: 505975

ID on this website: 101392933

Location: Southington, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, RG25

County: Hampshire

District: Basingstoke and Deane

Civil Parish: Overton

Built-Up Area: Overton

Traditional County: Hampshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hampshire

Church of England Parish: Overton St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Winchester

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Description


SOUTHINGTON LANE
K6 Telephone Kiosk approximately 13m south east of No.16

18-MAR-09

II
K6 telephone kiosk designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and made by various contractors.

MATERIALS: cast iron and glass. Some polycarbonate window replacement.

PLAN: square in plan.

EXTERIOR: the K6 is a standardised design made of cast iron, painted red overall with long horizontal glazing in 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. In a survey by British Telecom in 2008, this telephone kiosk was found to be in relatively good condition; some of the windows have had the glass replaced with polycarbonate.

INTERIOR: the interior contains modern telecommunications equipment.

HISTORY: the K6 telephone kiosk is a milestone of C20 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 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.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
This K6 telephone kiosk in Southington is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It is an iconic example of industrial design, showing Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's adaptation of Neoclassical forms for a modern technological function
* It is a good example of the type, possessing group value with the listed Tithe Cottage (Grade II) and Nos 12 and 14 Southington (Grade II).

Reasons for Listing


This K6 telephone kiosk in Southington is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* It is an iconic example of industrial design, showing Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's adaptation of Neoclassical forms for a modern technological function
* It is a good example of the type, possessing group value with the listed Tithe Cottage (Grade II) and Nos 12 and 14 Southington (Grade II).

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