Leicestershire Archives - Page 5 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

Harston, Leicestershire, NG32 1PW

Knipton, Leicestershire, NG32 1RW

Eastwell, Leicestershire, LE14 4EL

Harby, Leicestershire, LE14 4BG

Plungar, Leicestershire, NG13 0JJ

Barkestone-le-Vale, Leicestershire, NG13 0HB

Redmile, Leicestershire, NG13 0GL

Muston, Leicestershire, NG13 0FJ

Croft, Leicestershire, LE9 3EG

Cosby, Leicestershire, LE9 1RQ

Great Glen, Leicestershire, LE8 9GH

Burton Overy, Leicestershire, LE8 9DL

Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, LE8 5PT

Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, LE8 0NR

Kilby, Leicestershire, LE18 3TD

Shawell, Leicestershire, LE17 6AG

Kimcote, Leicestershire, LE17 5RU

South Kilworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6DY

Swinford, Leicestershire, LE17 6BE

Newbold Verdon, Leicestershire, LE9 9NN

Botcheston, Leicestershire, LE9 9FF

Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire, CV9 3QA

Cotesbach, Leicestershire, LE17 4HZ

Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, DE12 7BB

Snarestone, Leicestershire, DE12 7DB

Bitswell, Leicestershire, LE17 4RZ

Frolesworth, Leicestershire, LE17 5EE

Aston Flamville, Leicestershire, LE10 3AW

Ashby Parva, Leicestershire, LE17 5HU

Stoke Golding, Leicestershire, CV13 6HB

Orton on the Hill, Leicestershire, CV9 3NT

Bilstone, Leicestershire CV13 6ND

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