Comments on: The end for Bootham’s red phone box?

By: LCC

LCC — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 19:15:41 +0000

We Refurbish these iconic K6 Phone boxes And can provide you with information on how to Try and keep hold of them in your local area.

We also contract through local and county councils to help refurbish and maintain them if the councils are willing to adopt them.

Failing that We can also contract through BT And Have refurbished BT owned Boxes Also.

Best Way to keep these in use is pick up the phone make a short call regular To keep it off the (unused List)

By: Lida

Lida — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:15:37 +0000

I’ve seen other phone boxes put to use holding a defibrillator. However, a like the idea of it being a helpline to the Samaritans, or similar. Regardless, these should be retail Ned for historical purposes as well!

By: John Scurr

John Scurr — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:59:07 +0000

I never know the relevant legislation on this. Bootham is a Conservation Area designated by York City Council. I believe this gives some protection to existing buildings.
So far as I can see this Telephone Box is not a listed building, although others elsewhere are, such as this one in Eastbourne.
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101393867-k6-telephone-kiosk-eastbourne#.XS2e1Xt7mUk
“REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The K6 telephone kiosk on Marine Parade, Eastbourne, is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It has a strong visual relationship with three listed buildings, two of which are Grade II*
* It is a representative example within a coastal setting of this iconic C20 industrial design”
Is the Bootham one not worthy of the same treatment?

By: David Bower

David Bower — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 15:31:48 +0000

It would indeed be a great shame if this telephone box could not be retained in some form, as it forms a particularly strong image on probably the nicest main road into York, with its mix of architecture and greenery. I wonder if the Telephone box nearby at the end of Marygate is also under threat?
These iconic boxes were once seen everywhere, and were part of the fabric of every City, Town and Village.
I lived in nearby St Olave’s road from 1968 until 1984, and well remember there were 4 similar red telephone boxes next to each other at the corner of the road and Bootham. At first I wondered why this was, as most of the time one would seem sufficient, however I soon learnt that these were primarily for the use of the boarders at St Peter’s School. This remember was in the days before mobile phones. Even though there were 4 telephone boxes, most early evenings there were still queues of boys in their distinctive pale brown blazers waiting patiently to ‘phone home’.