The days of carrying a bit of loose change in your pocket just in case you needed to use a telephone box have long since gone i suppose now mobile phones are so popular. Confirmed on my walks through Worcestershire and Shropshire where i have found a number of kiosks which have had their telephones removed and been converted to other uses. On a walk in Worcestershire i came across three telephone boxes in a four mile area that have all had their telephones removed and been converted to mini book-exchanges, anyone can take away a book for free provided they replace it with another book. On a walk in Shropshire i came across another one by the Brown Clee Hill. While walking through the village of Badger in Shropshire i found the telephone box there had been converted to an emergency defibrillator. I suppose another sign of modern times is the telephone box cum mini book-exchange in photo below is now overlooked by a security camera as well. I remember once when my old van broke down in the 1970s and i walked about two miles to a telephone box which turned out to be out of order, i knocked on a farmers door and asked to use their's instead and was treated to tea and home made cake by a lovely old couple. Seems funny to remember what an important role the telephone box once played. I would guess that many of the younger generation today have never even used one.
Old type telephone box converted to a mini book exchange overlooked by CCTV. (Worcestershire)
Telephone removed and replaced with books.
Telephone box converted to emergency defibrillator. (Shropshire)
This defibrillator replaces the old telephone.
There you are, have fun
Old type telephone box converted to a mini book exchange overlooked by CCTV. (Worcestershire)
Telephone removed and replaced with books.
Telephone box converted to emergency defibrillator. (Shropshire)
This defibrillator replaces the old telephone.
There you are, have fun
ATB.
