A General Post Office K6 cast iron red telephone box

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Ivor Southorn Collection.

The K6 kiosk or 'red telephone box' was designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960), and introduced to commemorate the coronation of King George V. It was an adaptation of the first red kiosk, the K2, also designed by Scott and introduced in 1926. The K2 and the K6, were of architectural form, said to have been inspired by the mausoleum of Sir John Soane (1753-1837), architect of the Bank of England in London. Of the 60,000 K6 telephone boxes made and sited around the UK between 1936 and 1968, around 11,000 remain in situ.

Condition Report

Generally good throughout. All glazing intact. No internal mechanicals/phone. Later wiring for internal light. Later wood floor.

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