The National Trust has been granted listed building consent to temporarily remove the old red phone box in Alfred Street in Bath for restoration in a workshop.
The site where the phone box stood next to the Assembly Rooms
The K6 former kiosk is on the pavement next to the Grade I listed Assembly Rooms and to the rear of the Grade I listed Circus. It is within the Bath Conservation Area and World Heritage Site.
The kiosk was designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and was installed around 1937/8.
Being Grade II listed, it holds significance in its own right.
Before the red phone box was installed, there was a K1 box within the lobby of the Assembly Rooms.
The glazing in the phone box will be replaced with laminated single glazing for safety. The existing paint will be stripped, minor metalwork repairs will be carried out, and the box will be redecorated before being reinstated.
It will complement the refurbishment and alteration work which the National Trust is currently carrying out within the Assembly Rooms, including a new Georgian visitor experience.
The tourist attraction is due to reopen in 2027.
