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K6: Tytherington - OK01DD
A small cache located within the iconic red telephone box designed by G.G. Scott.
Owner:
tsiolkovsky
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Altitude: 82 m. ASL.
Region:
United Kingdom (UK) > Dorset and Somerset
Cache type: Traditional
Size: Micro
Status:
Ready for Search
Date hidden: 28-09-2010
Date created: 28-09-2010
Date published: 28-09-2010
Last modification: 28-09-2010 
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Description
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The
K6, or kiosk number six, was designed in 1935 to commemorate the
Silver Jubilee of king George V. It was the first telephone kiosk to
go national, for up until then most kiosks were based in the London
metropolitan area; and the K6 eventually came to be the dominant
kiosk. So it is hardly surprising that it has become something of an
iconic image when thinking of British street furniture.
Like
most icons, it wasn't at first that well liked. Most communities
hated the bright red colour of the K6, saying that it stuck out far
too much; which lead to the General Post Office eventually allowing
an alternative colour scheme of grey to be used instead.
Ironicially, many of these grey K6s were eventually painted red as
their community.
These
days with almost universal mobile phone ownership, the requirement
for public telephones has declined sharply and the K6 is now a highly
endangered species. BT certainly doesn't want to have to look after
them, and many are being uprooted are scrapped, or being sold to
local communities who wish to retain them within their environment.
The
K6, we salute you.
Note: Yuo can park next to the K6.
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