K6 Telephone Kiosk, near Old Forge Cottage

Nr to Old Forge Cottage, Stoke Cross, Stokeinteignhead, Devon, TQ12 4QD

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A K6 telephone kiosk. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1443102
Date first listed:: 08-Feb-2017
List Entry Name:: K6 Telephone Kiosk, near Old Forge Cottage
Statutory Address:: Nr to Old Forge Cottage, Stoke Cross, Stokeinteignhead, Devon, TQ12 4QD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1443102
Date first listed:: 08-Feb-2017
List Entry Name:: K6 Telephone Kiosk, near Old Forge Cottage
Location Description:
Statutory Address 1:: Nr to Old Forge Cottage, Stoke Cross, Stokeinteignhead, Devon, TQ12 4QD

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Nr to Old Forge Cottage, Stoke Cross, Stokeinteignhead, Devon, TQ12 4QD

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

County:: Devon
District:: Teignbridge (District Authority)
Parish:: Stokeinteignhead
National Grid Reference:: SX9157670527

Summary

A K6 telephone kiosk.

Reasons for Designation

The K6 telephone kiosk near Old Forge Cottage, Stokeinteighnhead, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Design interest: the K6 is an iconic example of C20 British design, with intrinsic value; * Degree of survival: the kiosk survives relatively intact; * Relationship with listed buildings: it has a strong visual relationship with a number of listed buildings, all standing within the Stokeinteignhead Conservation Area.

History

The K6 telephone kiosk is a milestone of C20 British design. It was designed by Sir 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 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. Many were replaced from the 1960s onwards, but many remain, and continue to be an iconic feature on Britain's streetscapes.

Details

A K6 telephone kiosk.

MATERIALS AND PLAN The K6 is constructed mainly of cast iron and glass, and is square on plan.

DESCRIPTION The K6 is a standardised design, painted red overall with long horizontal glazing in the door and sides, and with the crowns in the top panels being applied rather than perforated. There are rectangular white display signs which read TELEPHONE beneath the shallow domed roof.

The K6 adjacent to Old Forge Cottage in Stokeinteignhead appears to survive reasonably intact. The kiosk has been adapted internally for modern use, with modern telecommunications equipment*. It stands in a central location in the village and is opposite Old Bailey Farm (Grade II) and close to Rose Cottage, the Church House Inn, Carlton House and Victoria Farm (all Grade II). It has a good visual relationship with these buildings collectively.

* Pursuant to s1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ('the Act'), it is declared that these aforementioned features are not of special architectural or historic interest.

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Legal

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