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Hello and welcome to the K6 project, a personal adventure to travel the length and breadth of the UK finding old red telephone boxes, they used to be everywhere before mobile telephones became the prevalent form of telecommunication.

As boxes are decommissioned from public phone usage the risk of removal of the kiosk is very likely unless they are adopted and repurposed.

I want to find out what those new purposes are, who adopted the boxes and what stories lay behind its usage (both previously and today)

I have been visiting local telephone boxes and have found may varying usages from defibrillator site, recycling centres, local book exchanges or local village guide booths.

In rural Britain the usage of the boxes appear ‘local centric’ and its these that I wish to explore in greater detail, both here online, as a database and social media for a more personal look at the box its use and location.

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Casting Foundry: MacFarlane Foundry

Helhoughton, Norfolk, NR21 7BN

Burnham Market, Norfolk, PE31 8HD

Brancaster, Norfolk, PE31 8BU

Harpley, Norfolk, PE31 6TW

Great Massingham, Norfolk, PE32 2HY

Rougham, Norfolk, PE32 2SF

Castle Acre, Norfolk, PE32 2AE

Moss Edge, Lancs, PR3 6BN

Preesall, Lancs, FY6 0PH

Blackpool, Lancs, FY3 9YZ (4 of 8)

Blackpool, Lancs, FY1 1LE

Blackpool, Lancs, FY4 5NB

Lytham St Annes, Lancs, FY8 5EJ (Kiosk 3)

Treales, Lancs, PR4 3EZ

Preston, Lancs, PR1 2EL (Kiosk 9 of 9) Far Right

Preston, Lancs, PR1 2EL (Kiosk 8 of 9)

Preston, Lancs, PR1 2EL (Kiosk 6 of 9)

Preston, Lancs, PR1 2EL (Kiosk 1 of 9) Far Left

Mindrummill, Northumberland, TD12 4QL

Carham, Northumberland, TD12 4RW

Wark, Northumberland, TD12 4RE

Branxton, Northumberland, TD12 4SW

Holy Island, Northumberland, TD15 2ST

Whittingham, Northumberland, NE66 4RB

Humshaugh, Northumberland, NE46 4AH

Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1PL

Allendale, Northumberland, NE47 9BW

Hardingham, Norfolk, NR9 4AE

Carbrooke, Norfolk, IP25 6SW

Saham Hills, Norfolk, IP25 7EW

Little Cressingham, Norfolk, IP25 6ND

Great Hockham, Norfolk, IP24 1NH

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