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SK6917 : No longer a phone box

taken 2 years ago, near to Frisby on The Wreake, Leicestershire, England

No longer a phone box
No longer a phone box
Former telephone box housing a portable defibrillator. Located outside the former post office.

See SK6917 : Defibrillator in the phone box and SK6917 : An extra service for the interior.
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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Geographical Context: Lowlands Village, Rural settlement Health and social services Former: Telephone Box Post Office Place: Frisby On The Wreake Primary Subject: First Aid Post other tags: Telephone Box with Defibrillator Defibrillator K6 Telephone Box Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Other Photos: · The old post office · Defibrillator in the phone box · An extra service ·
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SK6917, 171 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bob Harvey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 5 February, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 9 February, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 6959 1771 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:45.1520N 0:58.2235W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 6959 1772
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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