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

Preston, Lancs, PR1 2EL (Kiosk 5 of 9)

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

Preston, Lancs, PR1 2EL (Kiosk 3 of 9)

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

Preston, Lancs, PR1 2EL (Kiosk 4 of 9)

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

Preston Station, Lancs, PR1 8AP (Kiosk 2 Right)

Preston Station, Lancs, PR1 8AP (Kiosk 1 Left)

Whittle le Woods, Lancs, PR6 7LE

Whittle le Woods, Lancs, PR6 7LP

Clayton Green, Lancs, PR6 7AP

Protected: Clayton Green, Lancs

Thorpe Green, Lancs, PR6 8PA

Johnson Hillock, Lancashire, PR6 8AQ

Pawston, Northumberland, TD12 4QR

Mindrummill, Northumberland, TD12 4QL

Carham, Northumberland, TD12 4RW

Wark, Northumberland, TD12 4RE

Donaldsons Lodge, Northumberland, TD12 4UP

Branxton, Northumberland, TD12 4SW

Duddo, Northumberland, TD15 2PS

Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1EJ

Holy Island, Northumberland, TD15 2ST

Bamburgh, Northumberland, NE69 7BW

Glanton, Northumberland, NE66 4AL

Whittingham, Northumberland, NE66 4RB

Rothbury, Northumberland, NE65 7TD

Newton-on the Moor, Northumberland, NE65 9JY

Alnmouth, Northumberland, NE66 2RJ

Warkworth, Northumberland, NE65 0UG

Felton, Northumberland, NE65 9EA

Eshott, Northumberland, NE65 9EW

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Introduction

Boxes visited

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Phone Boxes Visited by Month / Year