Cumbria Archives - The K6 Project

Hello and welcome to the K6 project, a personal adventure to travel the length and breadth of the UK finding old red telephone boxes, the k6 used to be everywhere before mobile telephones became the prevalent form of telecommunication.

Finding working red phone boxes are a challenge. As BT battles to control its costs the boxes are quickly disappearing from public sight.

This British icon has become history as public phone boxes disappear, but there is a future as they get 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.

The K6 Project

Category: Cumbria

Borwick, Lancashire, LA6 1JR

Broughton Beck, Cumbria, LA12 7PG

Rosside, Cumbria, LA12 7NR

Loppergarth, Cumbria, LA12 0JN

Marton, Cumbria, LA12 0NH

Lindal in Furness, Cumbria, LA12 0TJ

Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9HX

Bardsea, Cumbria, LA12 9QT

Scales, Cumbria, LA12 0PD

Gleaston, Cumbria, LA12 0QE

Stainton with Adgarley, Cumbria, LA13 0NN

Newton, Cumbria, LA13 0NA

Roa Island, Cumbria, LA13 0QH

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1LL (Kiosk2)

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1LL (Kiosk 1)

Soutergate, Cumbria, LA17 7TW

Torver, Cumbria, LA21 8BB

High Nibthwaite, Cumbria, LA12 8DF

Oxen Park, Cumbria, LA12 8HG

Hawkshead, Cumbria, LA22 0NZ

Outgate, Cumbria, LA22 0NH

Low Wray, Cumbria, LA22 0JA

Lowick Green, Cumbria, LA12 8DY

Foxfield, Cumbria, LA20 6BX

The Green, Cumbria, LA18 5HJ

Silecroft, Cumbria, LA18 4PU

Copeland, Cumbria, LA19 5YD

Bootle Station, Cumbria, LA19 5XF

Corney, Cumbria, LA19 5TN

Ulpha, Cumbria, LA20 6DX

Cockley Beck, Cumbria, LA20 6EQ

Eskdale, Cumbria, CA19 1TH

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