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Police boxes are telephone kiosks located in many public place for the use of members of the police, along with members of the public to contact a police station in a emergency

Unlike an ordinary callbox, its telephone is located behind a hinged window so it can be used from the outside, and the interior of the box is, in effect, a miniature police station for use by police officers.

Police officers also used the boxes to take a break from their beat and have a cup of tea and a snack whilst being contactable.

  • 2 no Original British Blue Tardis Police Box

     A very rare Mk 3 Metropolitan Police Telephone Box. 2 no  Fully refurbished Mk 3 Original Police ( Tardis ) Call Boxs Available for saleThe overall design looks more from the art deco era, there are original from the 1930s/1940sThis model is identified by the 3 small metal casement windows located on 3 sides of the box.There is also a small access window  located next to the door to allow access to the internal telephone.The box has a single wooden seat inside with small cupboard situated below telephone compartment.Light located on top of box which would have flashed as a signal to officers indicating that they should contact the station. Would have originally been painted blue which was the standard for all British Police Call Boxes.  Each Box before sale will be sandblased and repainted inside and out.A new hand made timber door with Yale Lock will be fitted to each Police BoxAll the glass will be removed and replaced with new.4 New police signs will be fitted.A new public infomation board will also be fitted to exterior.A original METAL ST JOHNS AMBALANCE SIGN WILL BE REFITTED to each doorThese English Police Boxes are now extremely rare with only a very few remaining in private collections or museums.The reason so few remain is because they were made of precast reinforced concrete and weigh approx 3 3/4 tons.When they were removed from the streets of the UK they were normally just broken up where they stood and then removed.  What where UK street police call boxes?Police boxes are telephone kiosks located in many public place for the use of members of the police, along with members of the public to contact a police station in a emergency Unlike an ordinary callbox, its telephone is located behind a hinged window so it can be used from the outside, and the interior of the box is, in effect, a miniature police station for use by police officers.Police officers also used the boxes to take a break from their beat and have a cup of tea and a snack whilst being contactable.The "TARDIS" and the Dr Who BBC Television SeriesThe BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who features a time machine, the "TARDIS" disguised as a Mackenzie Trench-style police box. Doctor Who was originally transmitted from 1963 to 1989; as police boxes were phased out in the 1970s, over time the image of the blue police box became associated as much with Doctor Who as with the police. The series was revived in 2005 and a police box continues to feature prominently in almost every episode.A Police Box is still being used in the latest 2010 series but of coarse the BBC use lightweight plastic ones which have being renewed and modified over the years.Why were they used?The typical police box contained a telephone linked directly to the local police station allowing patrolling officers to keep in contact with the station, reporting anything unusual or requesting help if necessary. A light on top of the box would flash to alert an officer that he/she was requested to contact the station Members of the public could also use the phone to contact a police station in an emergency.By 1953 there were 685 police boxes on the streets of London. Police boxes played an important role in police work until 1969-1970, when they were phased out following the introduction of personal radios. As the main function of the boxes was superseded by the rise of portable telecommunications devices very few police boxes remain in Britain today. Some have been converted into High Street coffee bars. These are common in Edinburgh, though the City also has dozens that remain untouched — most in various states of disrepair. Edinburgh's boxes are relatively large, and are of a rectangular plan, with a design inspired by the city's abundance of neoclassical architecture. One police box situated in the Leicestershire town of Newtown Linford is still used by local police today.There is an original one still to be seen in the Chatham Dockyard museum.Pictures of a fully refurbished Police Box for sale will be posted here soon.Please call or email us for any futher information.Full UK and Worldwide delivery is available.
     A very rare Mk 3 Metropolitan Police Telephone Box. 2 no  Fully refurbished Mk 3 Original Police ( Tardis ) Call Boxs Available for saleThe overall design looks more from the art deco era, there are original from the 1930s/1940sThis model is identified by the 3 small metal casement windows located on 3 sides of the box.There is also a small access window  located next to the door to allow access to the internal telephone.The box has a single wooden seat inside with small cupboard situated below telephone compartment.Light located on top of box which would have flashed as a signal to officers indicating that they should contact the station. Would have originally been painted blue which was the standard for all British Police Call Boxes.  Each Box before sale will be sandblased and repainted inside and out.A new hand made timber door with Yale Lock will be fitted to each Police BoxAll the glass will be removed and replaced with new.4 New police signs will be fitted.A new public infomation board will also be fitted to exterior.A original METAL ST JOHNS AMBALANCE SIGN WILL BE REFITTED to each doorThese English Police Boxes are now extremely rare with only a very few remaining in private collections or museums.The reason so few remain is because they were made of precast reinforced concrete and weigh approx 3 3/4 tons.When they were removed from the streets of the UK they were normally just broken up where they stood and then removed.  What where UK street police call boxes?Police boxes are telephone kiosks located in many public place for the use of members of the police, along with members of the public to contact a police station in a emergency Unlike an ordinary callbox, its telephone is located behind a hinged window so it can be used from the outside, and the interior of the box is, in effect, a miniature police station for use by police officers.Police officers also used the boxes to take a break from their beat and have a cup of tea and a snack whilst being contactable.The "TARDIS" and the Dr Who BBC Television SeriesThe BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who features a time machine, the "TARDIS" disguised as a Mackenzie Trench-style police box. Doctor Who was originally transmitted from 1963 to 1989; as police boxes were phased out in the 1970s, over time the image of the blue police box became associated as much with Doctor Who as with the police. The series was revived in 2005 and a police box continues to feature prominently in almost every episode.A Police Box is still being used in the latest 2010 series but of coarse the BBC use lightweight plastic ones which have being renewed and modified over the years.Why were they used?The typical police box contained a telephone linked directly to the local police station allowing patrolling officers to keep in contact with the station, reporting anything unusual or requesting help if necessary. A light on top of the box would flash to alert an officer that he/she was requested to contact the station Members of the public could also use the phone to contact a police station in an emergency.By 1953 there were 685 police boxes on the streets of London. Police boxes played an important role in police work until 1969-1970, when they were phased out following the introduction of personal radios. As the main function of the boxes was superseded by the rise of portable telecommunications devices very few police boxes remain in Britain today. Some have been converted into High Street coffee bars. These are common in Edinburgh, though the City also has dozens that remain untouched — most in various states of disrepair. Edinburgh's boxes are relatively large, and are of a rectangular plan, with a design inspired by the city's abundance of neoclassical architecture. One police box situated in the Leicestershire town of Newtown Linford is still used by local police today.There is an original one still to be seen in the Chatham Dockyard museum.Pictures of a fully refurbished Police Box for sale will be posted here soon.Please call or email us for any futher information.Full UK and Worldwide delivery is available.
    £15,000.00

  • Original British Blue Police Box

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    £25,000.00