Leicestershire Archives - Page 4 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.

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Category: Leicestershire

Little Stretton, Leicestershire, LE2 2FS

Newton Harcourt, Leicestershire, LE8 9FN

Arnesby, Leicestershire, LE8 5UT

Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire, LE17 5QF

Peatling Magna, Leicestershire, LE8 5UQ

Willoughby Waterleys, Leicestershire, LE8 6UF

Protected: Ashby Magna, Leicestershire

Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, LE17 5NQ

Protected: Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire

Protected: Burbage, Leicestershire

Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, DE12 7AH

Chilcote, Leicestershire, DE12 8DL

Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, DE73 8AX

Wilson, Leicestershire, DE73 8AD

Tonge, Leicestershire, DE73 8BB

Belton, Leicestershire, LE12 9UH

Long Whatton, Leicestershire, LE12 5DG

Diseworth, Leicestershire, DE74 2QF

Hemington, Leicestershire, DE74 2SQ

Long Clawson, Leicestershire, LE14 4PA

Long Clawson, Leicestershire, LE14 4PF

Holwell, Leicestershire, LE14 4SZ

Scalford, Leicestershire, LE14 4DL

Goadby Marwood, Leicestershire, LE14 4LN

Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire, LE14 4AH

Stonesby, Leicestershire, LE14 4QE

Freeby, Leicestershire, LE14 2SA

Saxby, Leicestershire, LE14 2RX

Edmondthorpe, Leicestershire, LE14 2JU

Wymondham, Leicestershire, LE14 2AQ

Sproxton, Leicestershire, LE14 4RE

Saltby, Leicestershire, LE14 4QW

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