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Pair of K6 telephone kiosks

Key Words :- telephone

Address :- Chesterton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Grid Ref :- TL 44972 59331
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.21313 , Long 0.120469
Local Authority :- Cambridge City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Cambridgeshire
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No :- 1395880,

Description and History of Site:-
Cast-iron telephone kiosks, type K6. Designed 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. By 1960, there were 64,000 of which 11,700 survive and 2,000 are listed.


Further Reading and References:-
https://www.thek6project.co.uk/


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