B9935 : Telephone box near Dunfanaghy

taken 11 years ago, near to Castlebane, Co Donegal, Ireland

Telephone box near Dunfanaghy
Telephone box near Dunfanaghy
An old K6 telephone box on private land near Dunfanaghy. Marked 'Telefon' it may have been in use at one stage but is clearly now disconnected. Note the British crown symbol at the top.
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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B9935, 10 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Sunday, 31 March, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 16 May, 2013
Geographical Context
Coastal  Historic sites and artefacts  Village, Rural settlement 
Place (from Tags)
Corcreggan  Dunfanaghy 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! B 998 355 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:10.0045N 8:0.2147W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! B 998 355
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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Telefon  Telephone Box  Telephone Box (Disused)  Telephone Call Box  K6 Telephone Box  K6 Telephone Kiosk 

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