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A redundant Police Call box near Mansion House in the City of London.

Designed by Gilbert Mackenzie Trench, apparently there were 79 of these installed in 1958 throughout the City at strategic points. Only seven examples now survive since they became redundant just over ten years later.

I was told by a Doctor Who fan that they're much bigger inside than they look.........

On the subject of London, I'm organising a London Flickr Group photowalk around the Nine Elms / Battersea area for Sunday 20th February, more details here if anyone is interested :
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Click here to see more of my London architecture shots : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157635041185106

From www.the-telephone-box.co.uk/furniture/police-post/ , "Prior to today's modern radio communications systems used by the Metropolitan Police the service relied on a network of fixed call boxes at strategic locations across the city. These varied in size and construction, from wooden kiosks to the more famous Police boxes introduced in 1929, and featured in the BBC's Doctor Who series. These TARDIS boxes were particularly large and heavy, as they were manufactured from concrete.

There was a requirement for a smaller call box, that wouldn't obstruct the streets of London. The solution was the Police Public Call Post. The first nationally-installed Post, the PA1, was not seen in London. Instead a slender, rectangular box constructed of cast-iron, the PA2, was introduced in the mid-1930s. It was fitted with a telephone, a compartment for a first aid kit, and a large light attached directly or using a pylon to the top of the post.

A later version based on the same design but of lighter construction, the PA3, was introduced from 1958. A small number of the original 73 examples remain in-situ in London, with their telephones removed. Today, these posts carry a notice advising members of the public to use a nearby payphone, however even these are disappearing as mobile phone ownership increases."

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Taken in: UK / England / The City / Mansion House (show map)

Taken on: July 3, 2021

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