How Britain’s beloved red telephone box was saved from extinction
In 1985, British Telecom decommissioned Gilbert Scott’s famous kiosks. Then the Thirties Society stepped in ...
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Radioshack Phone Dialer – Red Box
a “red box” was a device that would simulate coins being dropped in to a pay-phone, hence free phone calls for many people until the phone systems changed. the most popular device to modify ...
Villagers' ‘David and Goliath’ battle to save phone box that only makes 9 calls a year
Villagers are "at war" with BT to keep their last working phone box alive - even though it only makes nine calls a year.
Villagers in ‘David and Goliath’ battle with BT to stop removal of red phone box
Residents in Sharrington, Norfolk declare ‘war’ on operator over public telephone, saying it is needed by elderly population ...
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Villagers at war with BT over their last working phone-box: Locals launch campaign to stop iconic red K6 being disconnected - despite it only making NINE calls last year
Elderly villagers battling to save their iconic red K6 telephone box insist they won't be fobbed off with a mini-library or a defibrillator – they want a working phone. BT has told them it wants ...
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The famous red phone boxes UK communities have taken to their heart
Architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed the famous red telephone box - as well as Liverpool Cathedral. He also helped to design Battersea Power Station Visit any UK souvenir shop and chances ...
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World Book Day: Red telephone box libraries bring ‘magic’ of books to community
A mother-of-three who turned an Essex village’s rundown red telephone box into a library has said the initiative provides the “magic” of books to those in the community. Red telephone boxes ...
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Red phone box numbers fall below 200 in Northern Ireland
This red box in Loweswater, Cumbria ... scheme allows communities across the UK to take over a decommissioned telephone kiosk for £1. Although the new owners are not allowed to install ...
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Norfolk village battles to keep its WORKING red phone box
It is one of the most endangered sightings in the Norfolk countryside - a red working phone box. But the pips may soon be sounding for the kiosk in the tiny village of Sharrington, near Holt.