StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: stamp vending machine

Hiding under the lid is one of the two coin-operated stamp dispensers, and some spiders & other muck. [I shut it after I had taken the close-up picture which needed flash] The K4 Telephone Box at Whitley Bay. One of a very tiny group of survivors from what was only a limited production run. Designed in 1927 to combine a normal call box with some Post Office functions, specifically stamp vending and a post box. Grade II listed, and due for renovation since permission was obtained in 2022 [a local community group are seeking funds] as part of a wider scheme. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_telephone_box#K4

The K4 Telephone Box at Whitley Bay. It does look in need of *some* tlc, at the very least, a good wash down - the paint underneath all that muck actually looks OK at first glance. One of a very tiny group of survivors from what was only a limited production run. Designed in 1927 to combine a normal call box with some Post Office functions, specifically stamp vending and a post box. Grade II listed, and due for renovation since permission was obtained in 2022 [a local community group are seeking funds] as part of a wider scheme. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_telephone_box#K4

The K4 Telephone Box at Whitley Bay. The stamp vending / post box fittings. The plate lists "Last Collection" times as 9am Monday to Friday and 7am on Saturdays. No stamps for sale ... One of a very tiny group of survivors from what was only a limited production run. Designed in 1927 to combine a normal call box with some Post Office functions, specifically stamp vending and a post box. Grade II listed, and due for renovation since permission was obtained in 2022 [a local community group are seeking funds] as part of a wider scheme. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_telephone_box#K4

The K4 Telephone Box at Whitley Bay, looking from near the station entrance. No phone & chained up because of vandalism problems. One of a very tiny group of survivors from what was only a limited production run. Designed in 1927 to combine a normal call box with some Post Office functions, specifically stamp vending and a post box. Grade II listed, and due for renovation since permission was obtained in 2022 [a local community group are seeking funds] as part of a wider scheme. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_telephone_box#K4