These iconic telephone boxes as they call them in Britain were first designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and introduced to the streets in 1926. By the end of the 1930s, there were some 20,000 booths throughout the UK. Today, only 2,000 remain and they're all protected heritage sites. British Telecom has a program that allows people to adopt a phone booth and pay for its upkeep. People rarely use the phones these days but they certainly make great photo opps!
"Pip, pip, cheerio! It's me calling from London!"
While London's beloved red phone booths have been disappearing since the 1990s due to the rise of the mobile phone, you can still spot some around the city. We found one in front of the Victoria & Albert Museum in South Kensington.
These iconic telephone boxes as they call them in Britain were first designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and introduced to the streets in 1926. By the end of the 1930s, there were some 20,000 booths throughout the UK. Today, only 2,000 remain and they're all protected heritage sites. British Telecom has a program that allows people to adopt a phone booth and pay for its upkeep. People rarely use the phones these days but they certainly make great photo opps!
These iconic telephone boxes as they call them in Britain were first designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and introduced to the streets in 1926. By the end of the 1930s, there were some 20,000 booths throughout the UK. Today, only 2,000 remain and they're all protected heritage sites. British Telecom has a program that allows people to adopt a phone booth and pay for its upkeep. People rarely use the phones these days but they certainly make great photo opps!
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