Telecoms firm calls time on library in a phone box
A community library housed in a village phone box is having to close because the telephone is still in use. Volunteers set up ...
Community fights to keep last red phone box in use amid BT's cutback plans
The red K6 phone box in Sharrington, Norfolk, was used by around 30 residents in a bid to save it from being axed by the ...
This old red telephone box stands as a testament to islanders' spirit
I’ve never been inside a working red phone box before. I’ve stood inside some of the see-through booths you see in cities that have a ...
Country Life7 年
Red telephone boxes: 7 fantastic alternative uses for a British icon
Images of this bygone era, mythological or not, usually had one small structure at the margins of the frame. The Giles Gilbert Scott-designed red telephone box was, at the time of Orwell’s essay, fast ...
Bristol24/71 天
Calls to remove ‘eyesore’ phone box
Cotham councillor Mohamed Makawi is appealing to BT to accelerate the removal of this and other obsolete phone boxes from across Bristol ...
wallpaper1 个月
A library in a London telephone box? This is a charming reading nook full of surprises
A red London telephone box has been playfully reimagined into a children’s library kiosk. The project titled The Upper Street Little Library is the result of a joint collaboration between William ...
WarwickshireWorld on MSN5 天
Traditional red phone box in Warwick gets much-needed repairs after vandalism
Warwick Preparatory School Association (WPSA) teamed up with Tyto Contracting to repair the phone box, which is located near ...
BBC8 个月
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 ...
Daily Express1 个月
Villagers' ‘David and Goliath’ battle to save phone box that only makes 9 calls a year
Residents of Sharrington in Norfolk have launched a “David and Goliath” style fight to keep their iconic red phone box in operation after BT announced plans to disconnect it. The kiosk was the ...
Eastern Daily Press4 天
Villagers queue to save Sharrington's working phone box
Around 30 people queued to use Sharrington's phone box in an effort to put the number calls way above the threshold that means BT have to keep ...
BBC21 天
Telecoms firm calls time on library in a phone box
A community library housed in a village phone box is having to close because the telephone is still in use. Volunteers set up the book swap scheme in Skidby, East Yorkshire, during the Covid ...