The Story Behind England’s Iconic Red Telephone Boxes If you’ve ever wandered through a British town or village, you’ve probably spotted one! The bright red telephone box, standing proudly like a piece of history frozen in time. These little red boxes first appeared in the 1920s, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (the same architect behind the famous Battersea Power Station and Liverpool Cathedral). His “K2” design, made of cast iron and painted a striking “currant red,” quickly became a natio
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In England, a phone booth outside is normally called a telephone box or a phone box. They are still used occasionally for making telephone calls – around 33,000 a day at last count – but a third of those with working telephones are never actually used to make a call. Blue Badge Tourist Guides near Red Telephone Box in London. The colour red was chosen to make them easy to spot. From 1926 onwards, the fascias of the kiosks were emblazoned with a prominent crown, representing the British governmen
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