An update on a previous story…
A man who has been living in a telephone box in Station Road, Greenhithe, is “receiving the help he needs”. The update, from Kent County Cllr Peter Harman, follows concern for the rough sleeper, thought to be in his early 20s. He has been working to support the man alongside the Revs Carol and Andrew Avery, of St Mary, Greenhithe and St Mary, Stone.
From: Kent Online 11/4/2019
Community members are trying to support a homeless man who has been living in a phone box. The rough sleeper, thought to be in his early 20s, has been staying in the makeshift shelter in Greenhithe after being homeless for about a month. His whereabouts, which were first revealed on a community Facebook page, prompted comments from concerned residents.
Kent County Councillor Peter Harman has been working to resolve the situation, alongside the Revs Carol and Andrew Avery, who run the Mary’s Child project. Cllr Harman, who represents Swanscombe and Greenhithe, has described him as a “very polite young man”, who is not believed to be a risk to residents. He has visited the man three times, in the hope of getting him “back on track”, while allowing the phone box to be used once again.
For the full article go to Kent Online
We spent a weekend in Athens recently, where phones are plentiful.
My favourite phone shot of the weekend, taken in the courtyard of the Byzantine and Christian Museum:
I was recently sent this shot from a cousin:
Tilba, NSW
I just returned from a visit home to Australia and took these while I was away:
Fremantle, WA
Montville , QLD
A couple of recent images from here in the UK. One is a standard, iconic shot another shows the new uses to which old rural boxes are being put to, and one from Barri Island, Wales:
Cambridge
Cressbrook, Peak District
Barri Island
The recent Pink Floyd exhibition held at the V&A used the iconic British phone box through-out:
I finally watched the finale of ‘Person of Interest‘. Of course there were a couple of important phone shots that I recorded for posterity. I’m going to miss this show…
Thanks to Shiraz for this link for the blog:
“The famous phone boxes”: a review of ‘Out of Order by David Mach
TV
American Gods
American Gods
Brokenwood Mysteries (New Zealand)
Legion
Timeless
Timeless
Blacklist: Redemption
Blacklist
Blacklist
Waking the Dead
FILM
Imposter (2012)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
(The woman above wears a jacket just like one I remember my Mum had.)
Fire Walk With Me
THEATRE
An Inspector Calls (London Playhouse Theatre 2017)
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New style UK phone box and more
I go to Finsbury Park, in north London, regularly and noticed the phone box shown below had appeared since my last visit:
A few weeks later, just a couple of metres along from this box, appeared a freaky installation which I assume is a communication device. I can’t call it a phone box as there is no box. What is it? If calling someone will you see their image in the long, thin screen? Feels a little Blade Runneresque.
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