One of the many quirky attractions in Britain is the big red telephone box. They were introduced in 1924 and were the result of a competition to design a telephone kiosk that would be acceptable to the London Metropolitan Boroughs. You can also find them in many of the current or former British colonies around the world. You can even find one ensconced in the beautiful countryside of the Isles of Scilly - please see below photo of goat in phone box in the Isles of Scilly.
There are still quite a few in Oxford, too, and tourists like nothing more than to get a photo of themselves piled into one, or pretending to be on the phone. That's about the only use they have these days, though, as due to the increase of mobile technology, people are using them a lot less. Many of them are now even up for sale to the public! If you are interested and have a spare £2000 to spend, why not splash out for one in your sitting room?
There are still quite a few in Oxford, too, and tourists like nothing more than to get a photo of themselves piled into one, or pretending to be on the phone. That's about the only use they have these days, though, as due to the increase of mobile technology, people are using them a lot less. Many of them are now even up for sale to the public! If you are interested and have a spare £2000 to spend, why not splash out for one in your sitting room?
