2014

ST6212 : Lillington: the phone box

taken 10 years ago, near to Lillington, Dorset, England

Lillington: the phone box
Lillington: the phone box
The buildings of Manor Farm are prominent in the background.
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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ST6212, 74 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 27 March, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 28 March, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 6282 1271 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:54.7590N 2:31.8134W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 6280 1270
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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