The area was seriously flooded recently and it is an area that some people do not have telephones in their homes or a mobile phone. Historic England. "K3 Type Telephone Kiosk underneath the portals of the Parrot House, Outer Circle(Grade II) (1225640)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 19 September 2022.

The K6 has since become a British icon, but it was not universally loved at the start. The red colour caused particular local difficulties and there were many requests for less visible colours. The Post Office was forced into allowing a less strident grey with red glazing bars scheme for areas of natural and architectural beauty. [24] Ironically, some of these areas that have preserved their telephone boxes have now painted them red. The paint colour used most widely today is known as "currant red" and is defined by a British Standard, BS381C-Red539. [25] Kiosk installation: the early years [ edit ] The phone boxes were originally planned to be painted yellow before the iconic cherry red was chosen (Image: Unicorn Restorations) Sign up to our daily newsletter to get more news from Surrey Live straight to your inbox. Find out how here.They petitioned the company for the box's return on the basis it had become an important monument to British electronic music. Due to the protestations of fans, the phone box was returned to its original spot two-months later. They could be used for a local library, floral displays or information boards. But it needs local support.” From 1926 onwards, the fascias of the kiosks were emblazoned with a prominent crown, representing the British government. The red phone box is often seen as a British cultural icon throughout the world. [1] In 2006, the K2 telephone box was voted one of Britain's top 10 design icons, which included the Mini, Supermarine Spitfire, London tube map, World Wide Web, Concorde and the AEC Routemaster bus. [2] [3] In 2009, the K2 was selected by the Royal Mail for their "British Design Classics" commemorative postage stamp issue. [4] On saving the phone box and having it reinstated on Greenwood Road, Andy said: "Naturally, I was delighted that the phone box returned but it has been the work of the 'Friends of 632 3003' that has made into something very special. It is now Britain's equal smallest museum". In 2016, British chef Gordon Ramsay opened a British-themed fish restaurant in the Las Vegas Strip, with the doors to the entrance resembling the red telephone box. [75] Image gallery [ edit ]

Free ultrafast Wi-Fi. And that's just the beginning". InLinkUK. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Many K3 phone boxes survive in Portugal, where they were exported by the Anglo-Portuguese Telephone Company, and where the climate was less harmful to their concrete fabric than in Britain. [65] They are a common sight, for example, in the city of Porto. [66] The latest series of Memory Lane is in major retailers including Asda, Tesco, Home Bargains and selected newsagents now. This series of the bumper picture special looks at fun in the sun - with stunning photographs and treasured memories of family holidays from years gone by. You can also buy Memory Lane online here. Rainey, Sarah (9 May 2012). "Inside the red phone box graveyard". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 31 January 2014.It is likely that BT wishes to prohibit the kiosk from being re-used for electronic communications because they retain trade mark rights in the boxes in relation to telecommunication services and such use might be assumed to be provided by BT, which would confuse consumers as to the source of the services provided. In the US, there is an active movement seeking new telecom uses for little-used telephone booths, for example as wi-fi hotspots. [44] Libraries [ edit ] Decommissioned phone box converted into a mini-library, Whitwell, Isle of Wight, UK In 2012, BT helped celebrate the 25th anniversary of the free-phone charity ChildLine by commissioning eighty artists to design and decorate full-sized K6 replicas. These were displayed in public spaces across London and then auctioned by Sotheby's as BT Artboxes. Artists included Peter Blake, Willie Christie, David Mach, Denis Masi, Zaha Hadid and Ian Ritchie.