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  1. Red telephone box - Wikipedia

    • The red telephone box is a telephone kiosk for a public telephone designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect responsible for Liverpool Cathedral. The telephone box is a familiar sight on the streets of the United Kingdom, its associated Crown Dependencies, British Overseas Territories and Malta. Despite a reduction in their numbers in recent years, the t… See more

    Design history

    The first standard public telephone kiosk introduced by the United Kingdom Post Office was produced in concrete in 1921 and was designated K1 (Kiosk No.1). The Post Office had taken over almost all of the country's te… See more

    Later use

    In 1990, phone boxes peaked at about 100,000. In 2021, 21,000 remained in use. Regulator Ofcom was to protect 5,000 public phone boxes around the UK from closure where there are high accident rates—e.g. mountain r… See more

    Usage elsewhere

    Several of these distinctive telephone boxes have been installed on the Norman, Oklahoma, campus of the University of Oklahoma, where they continue to serve their originally intended function. Elsewhere in the Unite… See more

     
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  4. The Tomb That Inspired a British Icon | The Vintage News

    Mar 23, 2019 · Made of cast-iron again but 25 percent lighter, the design was a success and rapidly spread across the UK. By 1960, 60,000 iconic red booths could be found all over the country, making the humble kiosk one of the most …

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  5. The History of the Classic British Telephone Box - The …

    The History of the Classic British Telephone Box - The K2 to the K6. The red telephone box was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880- 1960) and, along with the red post box and the red London bus, is an instantly recognizable …

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  8. Introduction to the K6, the Iconic London Red …

    Jan 18, 2024 · The red telephone box, particularly the K6 model, is not merely a utilitarian object but a cultural symbol intimately woven into the UK’s heritage. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935, the K6 was introduced to mark …

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  9. The Red Telephone Booth

    Dec 1, 2015 · The iconic red telephone box modernized the ability to communicate long distance. This accidental symbol of London culture went through numerous transformations, from originally being the Post Office …

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