Some red boxes to be saved
NZPA-PA London Some of Britain’s traditional red telephone boxes will be saved as historic buildings, the Department of the Environment has announced. British Telecom, which plans a 10-year, £l6O million ($447.3 million) modernisation programme to replace the booths, has been told to consult local planning authorities and the English Heritage Commission before uprooting them. Most likely candidates for preservation will be two types — the K2 designed in 1924 and the K 6 in 1935, both designed by Sir Giles Scott who was also responsible for Battersea power station and Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral. T
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Press, 5 July 1985, Page 25
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