Came across this book and just loved it. By John Timpson, Photographs by Neil McAllister and Val Corbert
about the red box
In 1924 leading architects were invited to take part in a competition to design a cast iron kiosk to house the public telephone.
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott was the winner (he also designed Battersea Power House)
By judges his telephone box was hailed as a masterpiece
'A distillation of the essence of Classicism'
Yet when the red box was launched there was uproar from the public---
'a blight on the countryside'
' An eye sore'
Once installed however the British public took it to thier hearts and now
as each one is removed we protest and even have preservation orders on some to remain in situ!!!!!
Model K6 makes a fab cocktail cabinet!!
would love to own one so will put it on my wish list!!!
Reading the book remined me of how much i lke to see the red box around so over the next month when ever i see a well located phone box i will take a picture and put it on the blog
Here are two pictures of great design/conversions by Gilbert Scott
Bankside Power House (now Tate Modern) and Battersea Power Station
to read more about Giles gilbert Scott go to
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