Red Telephone Box

Could do with a refurb Keith.

A bit like me then Alby :-)))

Schitterende opname, Keith. Jij moet nog een keer terug gaan naar TOpsham Devon, want ik wil de telefoon zien die daar binnen hangt en ik wil weten , waar die stalen beugel voor diend die op het dak is gemonteerd.

The phone is just a normal dialling one with a box for putting coins in.....nothing special. I'm not sure what the bracket on the roof is for, but probably for lifting it when needed.l

Glad you like the photo Frans........many thanks!

Da hast du Recht,dieser alte Look mit dem Rost der Telefonzelle ist ein wunderbares Motiv für einen Fotografen lieber Keith,klasse hast du deine Entdeckung vorgestellt,ich hoffe,dass sie diese schöne Telefonzelle restaurieren und sie wo hinstellen,wo sie ein toller Hingucker wieder wird :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag,liebe Grüße Güni :))

I'm happy that you like this telephone box Güni I couldn't resist taking a photo of it..!!

Thanks for your visit and lovely comments as always. I'll have to have a look next time I visit the town and see if it's been refurbished.

I hope your day has been cooler (ours has).......have a lovely evening. Best wishes, Keith ;-)

Es hat bei mir auch mal Gewitter gemeldet,aber gekommen ist nichts lieber Keith,ab nächster Woche sollte es aber etwas kühler werden :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))

Awesome! I love the neglect it has created so much more character and amazing that it still has a phone in it !! we have one in the village that is in better condition but has no phone in it, the local councillor has asked for ideas of what to do with it, unless they can find a use it will be removed, most people have suggested installing a defibrillator.

Anyhow I really like this shot a lot

I thought this one might be to your taste James........and I'm glad I was right. Thanks for your visit and interesting comments!

I've seen a couple not to far from me that have been converted into community libraries, where people can donate books, or swap them.

I hope you've had a cooler day..!!

Yep cooler today at last I even went down the road and got a treat of seeing a lot of classic cars and hot rods driving through the village :-))

Sounds great. Hope you got some photos!

It looks like a time capsule…so iconic the old red boxes. Long gone here except as odd crumbling remnants in the remotest of country hamlets here, have a top weekend Keith.

They are still quite impressive looking I think..........but a lot of the younger generations seem horrified when you explain what you used to have to go through to make or receive a phone call, if you didn't have a phone at home :-)))

Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments Diana.....thank you so much and have a top weekend yourself.

I love the photogenic signs of decay especoally on the red paint! Amazing that the golden crowns seem to be completely unaffected and that the phone still seems to be working!

That's precisely why I liked this one so much Gudrun........and I'm glad you agree that it's very photogenic.

The phone was definitely working......I lifted it up and got a dial tone. Funnily enough, the golden crowns looked as if they'd been recently painted :-)))

Thanks for dropping in and commenting..!!

If this metal bracket was designed to lift the telephone box, that makes it the forerunner of the mobile phone!
;o)))

You could be right Typo.

My first mobile phone was issued to me by the Royal Navy..........basically, was a normal phone linked to a huge battery and an aerial. It needed a suitcase-sized box to carry it and it was very heavy! It only worked when connected by wire to a local network!

daar moet je niet gaan telefoneren met deze hitte,,,stel -het slot is defect

No lock on these boxes Fred.........just a powerful spring on the door to keep it shut!

a beautiful image

Have a serene weekend.

Thanks very much Annemarie..!!

I hope you're having a good weekend.

Der Lack ist ab ;-) Diese kummunikativen Zellen sind nur noch selten anzutreffen. Prima in diesem überdauerten Zustand. Ein interessanter Fund.

.........and the wood around the door was rotten! They are becoming quite rare nowadays. Glad you like this one Mikus......many thanks!

Outstanding and increasingly rare find.

Glad you like it Don........thank you so much..!!

Like you I do find these ( postboxes ). catch the eye. I do know a few that are still phones as we live in quite a rural area but elsewhere as James says they have had a change of use. I the Lake District I have seen one that is a mini tourist information centre but more often they are book exchange points and even more often defibrillators. this one needs a kick of paint but perhaps is more interesting with an aged look.

I think in some rural areas they're a good back-up option, especially for people who may not have a decent signal etc.

I've seen them used as little libraries, defibrillator storage, and occasionally I've seen one in private gardens where the council have sold them off.

Glad you like this one Colin.......many thanks!

Excellent weathered phone booth capture!

Thanks very much William.......glad you like it!.

Yes, they are amazing—we spotted them in Scotland; we often had that chance and for sure , they are a remant of an other time.

Thanks for dropping by Jean-Paul. I'm glad you like this old telephone box. Much appreciated..!!

Definitely the worse for wear, Keith. The young may be horrified at the thought of having no 'telephone' on hand, but at least we talk to each other face to face, and don't check a rectangular piece of equipment for most of the item and ignore the surroundings.

Indeed..!!

I remember when I was abroad with the RN in the 1970s, if I wanted to phone home first I had to find a local telephone exchange who could do overseas calls, then we had to work out the time-zone differences. I then had to book the call and my wife had to walk about 500 yards to the nearest phone box (and of course I needed to know its number). With luck, everything would come together at the right time. What a faff..!!

Not many around any more especially down in this part of the world!
Not sure what the bar over the top is for but the textures are awesome,
Nice find and an excellent capture, Keith!

Thanks very much for your visit and always kind comments Roger. I'm pleased you like this telephone box.

I hope you've had a good start to the week. Best wishes, Keith ;-)

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