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K6 telephone kiosk

Key Words :- telephone box

Address :- High Street, Upper Street, Stansfield, Suffolk
Grid Ref :- TL 78227 51682
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.13469 , Long 0.602698
Local Authority :- West Suffolk Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection

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 a book exchange.


Further Reading and References:-
https://www.thek6project.co.uk/2023/03/25/stansfield-suffolk-co10-8ln/


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