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Yorkshire Dales

Posted on October 26, 2025 | Comments Off on 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.

Bolton
Pool
Asygarth
Aysgarth
Bolton
Bolton

Here are a few from the Dales in general…

Settle in particular was an excellent find (and referenced in a much earlier post on this blog) – 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.

An update: I found the image below in the Science Museum files. It appears to be an AA telephone handset. Perhaps it was installed inside boxes such as the Aysgarth one shown above?

dial phone handset AA

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Guerrilla initiative utilising phone boxes

Posted on October 26, 2025 | Comments Off on Guerrilla initiative utilising phone boxes

From The Guardian, Oliver Basciano, 20 Oct 2025 

Now 600 strong, the Artist Membership Project is helping young artists see exhibitions while dodging hefty entry fees at top British institutions. We meet the founder of the scheme.

On a railing, not far from Tate Modern, is a lockbox. Enter a code and inside is a membership card to the museum, enabling free access to its temporary exhibitions. You get your ticket, you return the card.

The Artist Membership Project, much to the ire of the city’s arts institutions, has been operating for three months with more than 600 members, mostly artists and recent graduates. Curator Ben Broome, who describes the guerrilla initiative as “part mutual aid project, part artwork”, estimates that those signed up have saved thousands of pounds in museum entry fees.

For the full article please go to The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/oct/20/clandestine-guerrilla-scheme-letting-skint-artists-mass-share-gallery-membership-cards

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Pictogram

Posted on August 31, 2025 | Comments Off on Pictogram

From ‘Pictograms: Iconic Japanese Designs’ the current exhibition at Japan House in London.

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Phone box as art

Posted on June 28, 2025 | Comments Off on Phone box as art

This installation appeared in my town of Gravesend. This image is from promotional material from the Estuary Festival – https://www.estuaryfestival.com/

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Banksy fish box

Posted on August 30, 2024 | Comments Off on Banksy fish box
source: City of London

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Phone box humour from the Far Side

Posted on March 18, 2024 | Comments Off on Phone box humour from the Far Side

There isn’t enough Far Side around these days:

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Art

Posted on February 16, 2024 | Comments Off on Art

I’ve been out and about and went to a couple of arts events. One in my home town of Gravesend and the other in London – ‘Accidently Wes Anderson’ in South Kensington

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Gravesend Arts Centre

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The phone box continues to inspire

Posted on October 28, 2023 | Comments Off on The phone box continues to inspire

From Dezeen: workplace furniture company Room has created a single-person acoustic pod that provides solo workspaces in open-plan offices. The first product designed in Room’s catalogue, The Phone Booth is characterised by its trio of sound-dampening material layers that work together to reduce noise by 30 decibels, according to the brand.

The booth is clad in sound-blocking MDF and lined with sound-absorbing PET felt made from recycled plastic bottles. 100 per cent natural wool finishes also help to control noise levels. There is an LED light mounted in the ceiling along with two ultra-quiet fans that keep the air inside clean. Both the light and fans are controlled by a smart sensor.

The booth is delivered flat-packed and can be assembled in an hour by two people using only one tool, and it can also be moved between locations easily once assembled given its flexible design. The Phone Booth comes in two colourways, light and dark, and punctuated with oak accents.

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The box in the arts

Posted on September 13, 2022 | Comments Off on The box in the arts
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Vivian Maier

Posted on January 6, 2022 | Comments Off on Vivian Maier

Yesterday I watched a facinating documentary on the photographer Vivian Mair. I love what I saw of her work. As an archivist the whole story is also intriguing. Here is one of her pieces. Look closely at the gentleman on the phone. From what the documentary shows, Maier wasn’t afraid of showing aspects of the human condition that others turn away from.

Finding Vivian Maier

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