Leicestershire Archives - Page 2 of 6

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: Leicestershire

Thrussington, Leicestershire, LE7 4TS

Rotherby, Leicestershire, LE14 2LP

Hoby, Leicestershire, LE14 3DR

Ragdale, Leicestershire, LE14 5PP

Grimston, Leicestershire, LE14 3BZ

Saxelbye, Leicestershire, LE14 3PQ

AB Kettleby, Leicestershire, LE14 3HW

Wymeswold, Leicestershire, LE12 6UF

Protected: Hoton, Leicestershire

Protected: Hoton, Leicestershire

Hoton, Leicestershire, LE12 5SN

Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1ET

Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1RW

Quorndon, Leicestershire, LE12 8AW

Quorndon, Leicestershire, LE12 8AD

Woodhouse, Leicestershire, LE12 8UZ

Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TG

Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, LE6 0AE

Heather, Leicestershire, LE67 2QP

Beeby, Leicestershire, LE7 3BN

South Croxton, Leicestershire, LE7 3RT

Barsby, Leicestershire, LE7 4RB

Ashby Folville, Leicestershire, LE14 2TE

Great Dalby, Leicestershire, LE14 2EL

Thorpe Satchville, Leicestershire, LE14 2DG

Twyford, Leicestershire, LE14 2HX

Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire, LE14 2JQ

Somerby, Leicestershire, LE14 2QB

Pickwell, Leicestershire, LE14 2RA

Cold Overton, Leicestershire, LE15 7QA

Owston, Leicestershire, LE15 8DH

Lowesby, Leicestershire, LE7 9DD

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