The second lives of England's iconic red phone booths

England's iconic red phone boxes are staging a comeback. The payphones have fallen out of use with the rise of mobile phones but Britons have found imaginative new ways to make use of the relics. Mark Phillips reports.

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[ronanfurey]

We keep all the old things because they are iconic

[jessicaaudate]

I always wanted one. P.s. I still use pay phones if I can find one!

[FunkyThinkers]

Totally against the removal of Red Telephone Boxes - They are a british Icon.

[donovandelaney]

They're also being turned into showers, dressers and restrooms.

[cak]

I’m glad the red phone boxes are getting a second chance at life. The word “iconic” has become over-used but in the case of the red phone boxes, it is absolutely appropriate. My first trip to the UK was over 50 years ago and I can remember being so thrilled when I finally saw one in the flesh. I live in the northeast US and occasionally I will see one over on this side of the pond, too.

[pambravo]

I want one !!!! ( I laughed at the "antisocial disco" part )

[deeplearningau]

We should rather modernize them adding wifi a station to recharge the phones here I am against their removal

[eva]

I WANT ONE!!! In Arcadia California near the 99 cent store, there is a public telephone, but there's no Booth. I took a picture of it. To show on my scrap book of "Things not here anymore."

[alangazeley]

They are NOT called "booths" We are NOT in America ! They are called phone "boxes" Do your research before posting !

[cooper]

Good use in that they're refurbished!

[FunkyThinkers]

The Red phone box was never "quaint" it was and is an architectural icon an art work and should be kept for all those who have one close by not for self serving entrepreneurs.

[shadowdanzer]

I found one on vacation Aruba. I took a picture in it.

[thomasr]

I want to go into one of these so I can get away and have quietness.

[andym]

Some are still around in rural areas. Idiots tended to pee in them or smash them up.

[Thisistrulyoddtv_Mark]

One thing I would like to know is that guy who got the contract to remove them does he actually own them as far I was aware they belong to the London city council and he was only asked to remove them doesn’t mean he now owns them so does he really have the rights to do them up and sell them for a fortune ?

[davidbrown]

How many pounds does he charge for a restored one.?

[MrEdu-cjvl]

remove only the phones and keep the wall for escort advertising, much more space for free ads

[realwarriors]

Free phone ima grab it and ima play games
On it 😏

[dctalk]

"And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense, says the LORD." (Jer. 3:10)

A man went inside a telephone booth and dialed the number of a friend. When the connection was made, the friend kept saying, "I can't hear you; speak louder." All his friend could hear was the sound of the roar of the traffic in the background. He then said, "Shut the door so I can hear you."

For us to truly hear God's word and be totally committed to Him, we must shut the door to the outside world. Worldly interests and enticements distract us from serving the Lord. Let us set our minds on and seek first the things above so that we can serve God with the whole heart and not in pretense.

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