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K6 telephone kiosk

Key Words :- telephone box

Address :- The Street, East Bergholt, Suffolk
Grid Ref :- TM 06937 34634
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.971635 , Long 1.011285
Local Authority :- Babergh District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1221606,

Description and History of Site:-
Cast-iron telephone kiosk 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.

Now houses defibrillator.


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


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