Job: K8 telephone kiosk, High Street Kensington Station, Kensington, Greater London

Date:
27 Jun 2023
Location:
High Street Kensington Station, K8 Telephone Kiosk, High Street, Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London Authority
Reference:
2K/32103
Type:
Job containing Electronic material
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Description

For Listing. Photographer's note: 'The K8 was built to a design by Bruce Martin, following a competition held by the General Post Office (GPO) in 1965. The role of K8s on the Underground differs from those elsewhere. They were intended for use by station staff and were inaccessible to the public. They housed London Underground internal telephony and were painted different colours in reference to their use and the type of equipment housed within. In later years they were painted to match the colour scheme of the station. These colours also distinguished the kiosks from other K8s, indicating that they were not for public use. The blue paint of the High Street Kensington kiosk dates from the Underground corporate colour scheme of the 1990s.'

Content

This is part of the Volume: VF000197 Historic Building Survey, Planning, Advice and Listing; within the Series: HEC01/026 Historic Building Survey, Planning, Advice and Listing; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England

This Job is divided into 4 Child Records
This Job contains the following materials:
Photograph (Digital): 4

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Redgrave, Christopher: Historic England

Keywords

Telephone Box, Underground Railway Station