K6 red telephone kiosk

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The K6 red telephone kiosk is an iconic British public phone box introduced in the 1930s, recognizable by its bright red color and domed roof and now widely regarded as a classic piece of street furniture and design heritage.

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K6 red telephone kiosk canonical 1
K6 telephone box 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf industrial design icon ⓘ
public telephone box ⓘ
street furniture ⓘ
telephone kiosk ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Jubilee Kiosk ⓘ
linked to: Jubilee kiosk

K6 telephone box ⓘ
color bright red ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalAppearance frequently depicted in films set in Britain ⓘ
frequently used in tourism imagery of the UK ⓘ
deployedIn cities in the United Kingdom ⓘ
towns in the United Kingdom ⓘ
villages in the United Kingdom ⓘ
depthApprox 0.9 metres ⓘ
designedAs smaller and cheaper version of K2 kiosk ⓘ
designedBy Giles Gilbert Scott ⓘ
designedFor General Post Office ⓘ
designedToCommemorate Silver Jubilee of King George V ⓘ
doorType single glazed door ⓘ
exportedTo British overseas territories ⓘ
Commonwealth countries ⓘ
hasFeature TELEPHONE sign on all four sides of the fascia ⓘ
crown motif above the door ⓘ
multiple small glass panes ⓘ
heightApprox 2.4 metres ⓘ
heritageProtectionBy Cadw ⓘ
Historic England ⓘ
Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
heritageStatus many examples are listed buildings in the UK ⓘ
influenced later public telephone box designs worldwide ⓘ
inspiredBy K2 red telephone kiosk design ⓘ
introducedInDecade 1930s ⓘ
introducedInYear 1936 ⓘ
material cast iron ⓘ
oftenRepurposedAs art installation ⓘ
defibrillator station ⓘ
information kiosk ⓘ
mini library ⓘ
operatorLater British Telecom ⓘ
linked to: BT Group
operatorOriginally General Post Office ⓘ
predecessor K2 red telephone kiosk ⓘ
productionBegan 1936 ⓘ
regardedAs heritage street furniture ⓘ
icon of British design ⓘ
symbol of Britain ⓘ
roofShape domed roof ⓘ
successor K8 telephone kiosk ⓘ
usedFor public telephone service ⓘ
widespreadBy late 1930s ⓘ
widthApprox 0.9 metres ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Giles Gilbert Scott → designed → K6 red telephone kiosk ⓘ
K6 red telephone kiosk → alsoKnownAs → K6 telephone box ⓘ
linked to: K6 red telephone kiosk