Vandals breaking up Preston’s iconic red telephone boxes
The authority bought the kiosks 12 months ago with plans to put them to"creative use" this year as part of a raft of pop-up projects being delivered in the Harris Quarter, using £1m of advance cash awarded as part of the city's allocation from the government's Towns Fund. But while some of the other projects - like the Wallace and Gromit statue in front of the Market Hall - have long since been completed, the phone boxes are still waiting for their revamp.
A city council spokesperson said in December that the authority was “highly conscious of the fact that Preston has the longest line of historic red telephone boxes in the UK. They are a fabulous landmark that we are very proud to celebrate. We are currently seeking to secure sufficient resources to enable a full restoration of the phone boxes and hope to undertake the necessary works in 2023.”
Some of the boxes still bear signs of previous attempts – before the council acquired them – to rent them out as “retail opportunities”, including for suggested ventures like food stalls. It is 96 years since the first red phone boxes were installed in London.
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