How Britain’s beloved red telephone box was saved from extinction
In 1985, British Telecom decommissioned Gilbert Scott’s famous kiosks. Then the Thirties Society stepped in ...
Villagers' ‘David and Goliath’ battle to save phone box that only makes 9 calls a year
Villagers are "at war" with BT to keep their last working phone box alive - even though it only makes nine calls a year.
BBC7 个月
The famous red phone boxes UK communities have taken to their heart
Architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed the famous red telephone box - as well as Liverpool Cathedral. He also helped to design Battersea Power Station Visit any UK souvenir shop and chances ...
Villagers fight to save 'underused' phone box
Villagers are fighting to save a phone box from disconnection, despite it being used fewer than 10 times in the past year The ...
Old phone box bought for £1 turned into touching memorial to Suffragettes
A disused phone box purchased for £1 has been given a new lease of life as a touching tribute to the suffragettes. Batheaston ...
Daily Mail5 天
Villagers at war with BT over their last working phone-box: Locals launch campaign to stop ...
We want this phone box to remain functioning.' The number of payphones in the UK has fallen from more than 100,000 in the 1990s to fewer than 20,000 today, and just 3,000 of them are Sir George ...