Lion Foundry Telephone Kiosk

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Title

Lion Foundry Telephone Kiosk

Description

The K6 telephone kiosk went into production in 1936 and was designed to commemorate the silver jubilee of King George V.

Source

eastdunbartonshire

Type

Museum

Identifier

1321

Spatial Coverage

current,55.93704,-4.153411;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Townhead,

Place

Kirkintilloch

IsNewThisYear

No

ArchitectName

Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

OpeningDate1

12/9/2015

OpeningTime1

10 am to 4 pm

Activities

The 'building' is an example of the red K6 telephone kiosks that were built at the Lion Foundry in Kirkintilloch, and became a national icon. For Doors Open Day it will be presented as part of a display, prepared by Kirkintilloch & District Society of Antiquiaries, explaining its context, especially the history of ironfounding in Kirkintillch and the history of British telephone kiosks.

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

12656

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

G66

Citation

“Lion Foundry Telephone Kiosk,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1319.

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