Red telephone boxes still standing in at least one district will be sealed if communities fail to come forward and ‘adopt’ for new uses. The BT Group, which owns the listed structures, has written to ...
Ministers are being provided with thumbprint-activated smartphones to replace the traditional red box. For over 150 years, ministers have carried the scarlet leather cases crammed with documents their ...
The nine iconic booths were removed for refurbishment 12 months ago - and had been due to be back in place by the spring ...
From its pillar box red, cast iron exterior and domed roof to its crown insignia and paneled windows, the red British telephone booth is a universally recognized icon. Giles Gilbert Scott’s famous ...
Ask anyone to draw up a list of all things quintes­sentially British and it’s a near certainty the red telephone box will appear. Ever since the first kiosks were introduced in the 1920s they’ve held ...
When George Orwell wrote his essay The Lion and the Unicorn in 1941, he may well have been leaning against something red, stout and, at that time, seemingly permanent as he eulogised about the ...
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