2013

TQ3080 : London: red phone box, 368 Strand

taken 11 years ago, near to London, The City of London, England

London: red phone box, 368 Strand
London: red phone box, 368 Strand
This traditional design of telephone box, the K6, enhances the view of many a village green but is equally at home in an urban setting, such as here in central London. There are no fewer than twenty-four K6 boxes dotted along Strand, such as this one outside number 368.
K2 & K6 Telephone Boxes

The iconic red telephone kiosk was the result of a competition in 1924 to design a telephone box suitable for London Metropolitan Boroughs. A design by Giles Gilbert Scott, a British Architect, was chosen. The box, to be known as the K2 was deployed in London in 1926. The post office suggested it be painted red.

The K6 was introduced in 1935, designed to commemorate the silver jubilee of King George V. It was a smaller version of the K2, and went on to be installed prolifically around the country. It is the most recognised and iconic telephone box, that many people around the world are familiar with. The first K6 is still to be found outside the Royal Academy of Art in London.

Other versions of the red telephone box were designed and implemented but none were ever to survive the popularity of the K6.

Over 240,000 red telephone boxes were built between the 1920s and 1980s.
BT had replaced many red telephone boxes during the 1980s and 90s with the aluminium KX100, leading to English Heritage to designate over 2000 as listed structures. Only 9400 K6's remain.

BT offered councils to 'adopt-a-kiosk' for £1 to keep local K6's in place. Many have found alternate uses as mini libraries/book exchanges & art galleries, and even for storage of heart defibrillators.


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TQ3080, 6967 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 28 September, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 5 October, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3052 8078 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.6528N 0:7.2347W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3052 8079
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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