Visited the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, London, yesterday. They’ve done a very cool thing with the phonebox at the front of the property – turned it into a greenhouse.
Category Archives: Geography
Yorkshire Dales
We had a few days in the Yorkshire Dales recently and I was happy to see that the phone box is still very much a part of the landscape.
Here are a few from the Dales in general…
Settle in particular was an excellent find – a mini art gallery and the only speaking phone I’m aware of. The voice of George Horner, a Signalman for many years on the Settle-Carlisle Railway, can be heard by dialing the phone. His oral history stories are part of the Bill Mitchell archive and cover a variety of topics such as dealing with snow and tea-making at the signal box. Apologises for the glare on some of the photos.
Recent activity
Switzerland, Biel and Magglingen.
Contributions
Thanks to Shiraz for these wonderful photos, taken on London streets:
Sandwich
Today we took a drive to check out Sandwich and came across an enclosed phone box and a few standard ones. Here are a couple of photos.
A few more from around the place
‘One year +76’ march, London
A couple of weekends ago saw a march in London, in support of the Palestinian cause. These photos were sent in by Shiraz Chanawala, who attended the march. I’ve included many of his photos are they are too good not to share. Thank-you Shiraz.
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
Sir Scott designed the red phone box and while in Scotland I came across anther of his designs – a church tower in Oban, seen below.
Scotland
Lots of phone boxes still around in Scotland. Here are some from Mull and Skye.
Leeds social history
The above photo comes from a Guardian article ‘Road to ruins: Peter Mitchell’s crumbling Leeds – in pictures’.