The great British heritage ☎️

by iamnotarobotnik

26 comments
  1. Is the reference redacted, or are you literally meant to quote “K” at them?

  2. Do you get a little plush phone box if you adopt it? and a GPS tracker?

    ‘I think mine’s died, it hasn’t moved’

  3. Bet they just haven’t gotten around to posting it as a 1 bedroom apartment on Rightmove yet

  4. The one near me is used as a mini library in winter and it has hanging baskets in summer.

  5. I genuinely saw someone using a box the other week. Wasn’t a red one though, which makes it even weirder

  6. Do we really need these on our streets anymore?

    I recognise their cultural, social, and historical significance. But there really isn’t any need for them anymore. If you need a place to keep defibrillators or plant baskets – you’ve got better options. Ditto with public toilets. Half the ones I see in London and other big cities seem to serve mainly as advertising space for prostitutes and drug dealers.

    I love the classic British phone box. But we don’t need them on our streets any more. Protect them, preserve them. But put them in gardens, in parks, zoos, museums or any other private/semi-private space where they can be properly looked after.

  7. Yeah, but it you see a 1960’s era police box, run. Those Dalek attacks are no joke.

  8. this is equivalent of fireplace mantle in the living room.

    No one is using it, it takes lot of room but people like to look at it.

  9. I love cities leaving up culturally significant architecture just for the sake of it, but I really wish these didn’t all smell like piss.

  10. This is great if you need to call the speaking clock for the most accurate time in the UK.

  11. I worked for BT and we got told one day we were getting a decommissioned phone box for the office as a decoration. We were all quite pleased and thought it would look nice for people visiting.

    What turned up was one of the grey 80s eyesores.

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