The Red Telephone
Kiosk (telephone box)
The red telephone
kiosk was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott at the request of the Post Office
in 1924. (Gilbert Scott also designed Waterloo Bridge and Battersea Power
Station.)
Two different
telephone boxes are seen in London.
K2 Telephone Kiosk
The first telephone
kiosk was known as the K2 - the K stands for "kiosk".
Too expensive for
national use, the K2 was produced exclusively for the London area.
The royal emblem of the crown was made by pierecing holes through the top facia.
This acted as a ventilator.
All K2 kiosks now on
the street are preserved as Listed buildings.
K6 Telephone Kiosk
Designed by Sir Giles
Gilbert Scott to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George the Fifth in
1935 the K6 kiosk was the first to be installed across the country. The K6
is smaller than the K2
Modern Telephone Kiosks
Black Telephone Boxes (kiosks)
A K6 design used by one of the new telecoms operators. (Red telephone boxes are owned and run by British Telecon)
Internet Telehone Boxes (kiosks)
BT introduced KXPlus in the late 1990's. It has a domed roof.
