K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK

K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, THE STREET

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K6 telephone kiosk. Cast iron and glass. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1393578
Date first listed:: 12-Aug-2009
List Entry Name:: K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK
Statutory Address:: K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, THE STREET

The kiosk, now an 'information point'. — Uploaded by Jonathan Taylor This photo may not represent the current condition of the site
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1393578
Date first listed:: 12-Aug-2009
List Entry Name:: K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK
Statutory Address 1:: K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, THE STREET

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, THE STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: West Sussex
District:: Chichester (District Authority)
Parish:: Sutton
National Park:: SOUTH DOWNS
National Grid Reference:: SU 97988 15364

Reasons for Designation

The K6 telephone kiosk in Sutton is designated for the following principal reasons: * Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935, the K6 is a major landmark of industrial design. * It stands in the immediate vicinity of Grade II listed cottage, No. 500 The Street, and in a strong visual relationship also with the Forge House (Grade II).

Details

SUTTON

427/0/10037 THE STREET 12-AUG-09 K6 Telephone Kiosk

II K6 telephone kiosk. Cast iron and glass.

DESCRIPTION: This K6 is a standardised design made of cast iron, painted red with long horizontal glazing in door and sides, 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. It is in current use as a functioning telephone kiosk, with modernised internal equipment. In a recent British Telecom survey it was reported to be in fair condition overall, and retaining all glass windows.

The kiosk stands adjacent to No. 500 The Street (Grade II), and together they form a visual group with the neighbouring Forge House (Grade II). The kiosk is in a conservation area. 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.

It is reported that, according to local inhabitants, a telephone box has existed in the village since the 1930s and was originally positioned outside a former local shop. The current K6 telephone kiosk is believed to have moved to its present location in the 1960s.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: The K6 telephone kiosk in Sutton is designated for the following principal reasons: * Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935, the K6 is a major landmark of industrial design. * It stands stands in the immediate vicinity of Grade II listed cottage, No. 500 The Street, and in a strong visual relationship also with the Forge House (Grade II).

Legacy

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Legacy System number:: 503750
Legacy System:: LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.