London: Red Telephone Box

London: Red Telephone Box (Booth)!

I finally got a picture with a telephone booth in London... yeah I know, its taken me a while...

Do they actually have working phones in them? YES


Do they smell of human waste? YES

Should you get a picture with one while visiting? Without a Doubt!

These beauties have been around since Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed them in 1925 and can be found in the following places around the world: United Kingdom, Malta, Bermuda and Gibraltar.
 


There are a few different versions of the telephone box/booth... the first one was the K1.  
Per wikipedia: The first standard public telephone kiosk introduced by the United Kingdom Post Office was produced in concrete in 1920 and was designated K1 (Kiosk No.1). This design was not of the same family as the familiar red telephone boxes. Very few remarkable examples remain. One shining example is located in Trinity market in Kingston-upon-Hull where it is still in use today.

Wendy with London in a Day inside a London telephone booth