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K6 Telephone Kiosk, Boughton

A Grade II Listed Building in Boughton, West Northamptonshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2864 / 52°17'11"N

Longitude: -0.8983 / 0°53'54"W

OS Eastings: 475243

OS Northings: 265935

OS Grid: SP752659

Mapcode National: GBR BVP.MP3

Mapcode Global: VHDRS.CSYL

Plus Code: 9C4X74P2+HM

Entry Name: K6 Telephone Kiosk, Boughton

Listing Date: 16 November 2011

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1403389

ID on this website: 101403389

Location: Boughton, West Northamptonshire, NN2

County: West Northamptonshire

Civil Parish: Boughton

Built-Up Area: Northampton

Traditional County: Northamptonshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northamptonshire

Church of England Parish: Boughton St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Peterborough

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Summary


K6 telephone kiosk designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935

Description


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. The kiosk has modernised internal equipment. One of the display signs above the door is missing but otherwise the kiosk is intact, retaining all its glass panes. It is located at the village crossroads and has a strong visual relationship with seven listed buildings, mostly late-C17 or early-C18 cottages built of coursed lias under thatched roofs.

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. It 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.

Reasons for Listing


* Design: it is an iconic C20 industrial design by Giles Gilbert Scott
* Group Value: it has strong a visual relationship with seven Grade II listed buildings

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