1993

SZ1892 : Mudeford: Victorian postbox

taken 31 years ago, near to Mudeford, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, England

Mudeford: Victorian postbox
Mudeford: Victorian postbox
This unusual fluted, Victorian postbox has a well-kept old-style phone box behind it. The collection time thingy is on the back of the box, as is the door for emptying.
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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Category: Postbox
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SZ1892, 151 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
1993   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 4 June, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 183 920 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:43.6724N 1:44.4913W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 183 920
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Fourth Visitor for SZ1892) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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