You Can Buy an Iconic Red UK Phone Box for Just £1
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The UK’s bright red phone boxes are undeniably one of the country’s most iconic sights. Since they were first introduced way back in 1921, they’ve been featured as everything from portals to the wizarding world to album covers – as well as, of course, used to call people.
Red phone boxes are symbols of British pop culture unlike any other. So wouldn’t it be hella cool to own one for yourself? Well, soon you’ll be able to do just that. And better yet, you’ll be able to buy one for just £1.
To celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the UK’s red phone boxes, BT has announced that around 1,000 of them are going up for sale across the UK.
As you likely know already, public payphones in the UK don’t get used anywhere near as much as they used to. According to BT, only 20,000 working phone booths remain in operation in the UK, down from a 1990s peak of around 100,000. The rise of mobile phones and the internet means that these days many phone booths don’t have much of a purpose.
Fortunately, many communities have creatively repurposed their local kiosks into things like book exchanges, local art galleries and defibrillators. More than 7,200 phone kiosks have been adopted by communities across the UK for £1 since BT introduced the Adopt a Kiosk programme in 2008.
BT’s Michael Smy said: ‘With the iconic red kiosk about to turn 100, it’s a great opportunity to remind communities that would still like to retain their local kiosk to take it on for just £1 through our Adopt a Kiosk scheme. We’ve already seen some great kiosk conversions across the UK that have become valuable community assets.’
Want your very own iconic piece of British culture? Find out more info on the official BT website here. business.bt.com/public-sector/street-hubs/adopt-a-kiosk-scheme/?s_cid=btb_FURL_adopt&s_cid=con_bt_dg-home_awin_aff_vidAJM_78888-Sub%20Networks&vendorid=AJM
Source: Timeout UK
www.timeout.com/uk/news/you-can-buy-an-iconic-red-uk-phone-box-for-just-1-082123
We still have one in my village. No phone now. It’s used as a parcel drop off point
TracyStorrie It is nice to give it a new life. It is an icon of the British culture around the world.
It's a shame that you can't actually take it home, wouldn't it be great to have an old K6 in your garden
Love what the phone boxes are being turned into. They are brilliant better to re purpose them then let go in landfill
I love when place’s repurpose red phone boxes because they are so iconic. I’ve seen quite a lot of villages turn them into a place to go and swap books which is very cool
The one where my daughter lives has been turned into a mini library. You can borrow books or leave of unwanted good books. It’s very popular with the locals
We went to London the other week and saw lots of tourists taking photos pretending to be on the phone in the red boxes. I can’t think of another country where you’d do this whilst on holiday, so they truly are iconic for us.
snoogans888...Yes my partner & I saw the same thing in Edinburgh Castle when we were there in May,he found it amusing!
I'd really love to own one but I have no where to put it. In the village my nan lives in they use theirs as a free book recycling scheme.
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