2011

NZ2289 : Telephone box, Longhirst

taken 14 years ago, near to Longhirst, Northumberland, England

Telephone box, Longhirst
Telephone box, Longhirst
The K6 telephone box stands beside the B1337.

In 1935, the Post Office commissioned a new kiosk from Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to celebrate the Jubilee of King George V. The K6 Jubilee Kiosk, as it is known, was similar to the K2 box, being made of cast iron and painted red but was 25% lighter in weight. By the end of the 1930s there were 20,000 K6 telephone boxes in use all over the UK.

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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Roads, Road transport Communications Place: Longhirst other tags: K6 Telephone Box Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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NZ2289, 24 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Maigheach-gheal   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 7 April, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 30 August, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2248 8925 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:11.8206N 1:38.9038W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2248 8925
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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