Original Iconic British Red K6 Telephone Box - Fully Restored & Shipped World Wide
Due to huge demand we now have 150 British Red K6 Telephone Kiosks In Stock. We Can Ship Phone Boxes World Wide And Have Done So In The Past To The Unitied States, Canada, Russia, Germany And France.
Contact us and we will calculate the shipping cost for your unique location.
Uniquely British and British Red Phone Boxes have been featured in the news recently. On Channel 4 news, Vouge, The Times and The Telegraph.
These Telephone Boxes Are Reclaimed From Accross The British Isles As They Are Being Replaced By New Modern Phone Boxes.
Each Telephone Box Has The Following Work Carried Out Before It Is Dispatched:
1) All The Glass Along With Any Silicon / Putty Is Fully Removed.
2) The Wooden / Cast Iron Door Is Removed For Any Repairs And Re-Glazing.
3) The Telephone Signs Are Removed And Replaced With New High Quality Perspex Signs.
4) All Internal Fittings Are Removed, And The Back Board Is Re-Sprayed And Then Refitted.
5) Each Telephone Box Is Fully Sand Blasted, Primed And Sprayed In A Gpo Red Finish.
6) The Roof Interior Is Sprayed White.
7) The External Crowns Are Hand Painted In Gold Highlights.
8) Each Box Is Then Fitted With New Refurbished Cast Iron Frames To Hold The New Glass Panes.
View full size pictures of some of our restored phone boxes
Add a high quality Yale lock for just £150.
After you order your telephone box we will carefully select a box for restoration. Our craftsman will then take 6 - 8 weeks in carefully restoring your telephone box. It will then be ready for shipping.
We ship allover the world, however, each delivery is unique and as such we provide individual quotes. Please contact us to discuss your shipping options.
Look at the pictures of how we ship on pallets across the UK.
UK Mainland Shipping: from £180.
For UK delivery there are a number of options:
- Delivered flat open packed on a pallet unloading from delivery truck required.
- Hiab delivery placement lifting up to approx 5 metere from truck
European Delivery options:
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Normaly overland on flat bed truck unloading required but
tail lift delivery may be available
- 2 days delivery approx after dispatch
- Also heavy handmade 18 mm plywood boxed pallet option Extra
£ 350.00 on delivery cost.
- Quotes are valid for 1 month.
Worldwide Delivery options:
Open pallet shipping to international port. Port
charges and agent charges to be paid in the USA.
Collection from port required. Normaly cheapest option.
Full Door to Door delivery service all customs and port
chages paid.
Unloading and placement maybe required at an dditonal cost to the customer.
Please contact us to discuss your shipping requirements.
In the past we have delivered phone boxes to:
CYPRUS
GERMANY
CALVI, SOISONS, QUIMPER AND CHAMPIGNEUL IN FRANCE
MIAMI, NEW JERSEY IN USA
VICTORIA AND QUEENSLAND IN AUSTRALIA
ITALY
FINLAND
MOSCOW IN RUSSIA
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
ALBERTA & ONTARIO IN CANADA.
LONDON,CAMBS,KENT,BEDS,STAFFS,NORTH & WEST YORKSHIRE
SURREY,SUFFOLK,WARWICKSHIRE,BUCKS,DERBYSHIRE,OXFORD
ESSEX,CO DURHAM,DEVON,HAMPS,SUSSEX,NOTTS,DORSET
MANCHESTER,WILTS,LINCS,LEICS,BIRMINGHAM
WALES,SCOTLAND
CHESHIRE, WEST YORKSHIRE, DORSET, LEEDS, KENT, LANCS, MANCHESTER,
SOMERSET, GREATER LONDON, LONDON
BAHRAIN
ATLANTA GEORGIA, USA
FRANCE
SPAIN,
MUNICH IN GERMARY,
CALIFORNIA. SAN FRANSICO BAY.
BANANZA & ROUND ROCK TEXAS. CHICAGO IN USA,
BRAZIL,
VICTORIA & MELBOURNE
& NEW SOUTH WALESIN AUSTRALIA,
ISRAEL, KAZAKHSTAN,
NEW ZEALAND
LONDON, KENT, HAMPSHIRE, SURREY, GREATER LONDON, SUFFOLK, CO
DURHAM, NORTHUMBERLAND, ESSEX, WEST SUSSEX, EURO TUNNEL FOLKESTONE &
CALAIS, WARWICKSHIRE, SUSSEX
SCOTLAND
Buy a Telephone Box, a Lamp Post and a Post Box and we won't charge extra shipping!
We've now been featured on Russian News!
The red telephone boxes are now being sold in Great Britain. The demand for the famous telephone boxes is incredible given the price of two thousand pounds each. Antique collectors from around the world are buying them. However, many Londoners are convinced that the booths should remain on the streets of the city.
English are very practical people. If something is worn out or no longer needed - it should be disposed of. But what can you with something that has been considered the symbol of British design for almost 80 years?
These beautiful booths have lost their purpose, when humanity invented mobile phones. So why would you need on of these beauties? To wait through a London shower? Light up a cigarette? To use a mobile phone under the cover? This payphone still accepts coins. So last century! Let's give it a try. 50 pence. Hello, does any one still actually needs this booth?"
"The demand is incredible! They are being purchased to stand in the garden or by pool. Pub landlords and hotel owners are among our customers. Mostly it is the generation that used to carry coins to use these payphones."
Seeing that there is a demand for these cast-iron boxes weighing 700 kilograms, their owner, a well known telecommunications company decided to sell, not scrap. Two thousand pounds apiece. There is already a queue made up of English antique collectors interested in buying. One of them, Bob Thorpe, says that people are not paying for the box but for nostalgia.
"It is a part of my life. Back in my childhood we jammed the payphone with pennies so that the grown-ups could not get any change. We then picked it up later."
A dirty and rusty booth transforms in to a new one within a week in Bob's workshop. It is being polished, painted and has glass windows put in. You would not sell a booth with windows made of Plexiglas would you? Booths that used glass were regularly broken during the 60s. Last week two K-6's, which is the booth's official name in the Royal Register - "cast iron telephone box", were shipped to Russia. Five were ordered from clients in America. But many Londoners are opposed to these historic booths being sold.
"They are a part of our city. The don't bother anyone. They need to be touched up looked after so they can be here forever. Just look how good they are!
The English know how to find a use for them. Inside you can have a library or even a miniature art gallery.
Or you can carry out a typically English experiment: how many Mexicans in sombreros will fit in a single telephone box.
"I think they are quite lovely and brighten up the city. But whether they are useful or not, I am not sure."
"There are still people without mobile phones. For them this may be the only opportunity to phone home and say "I'm calling from London!"
The local authority promised that at least a hundred of red telephone boxes will remain in central London. Something for tourists to take a picture of and for Londoners to boast about.
Full Restoration Is Carried Out In Our Own Workshops In Canterbury By Our Highly Skilled Craftsmen. Refurbishment Time Is Normally Approx 6 - 8 Weeks As Our Expert Restorers Lovingly Bring Back The Life In Each Very Unique Telephone Box.
Red Phone Boxes Are Typical Of What Makes The British Isles Unique. These Along With A Few Other Items Are A Great Part Of Our Long Standing British Heritage.
To Understand Why These Telephone Boxes Are So Special Then Read Our 25 Facts You Never Knew About Phone Boxes.
All Overseas Visitors Visiting London Expects To See A Red Phonebox As Well As A Red London Bus.
In 1935 The K6 Telephone Kiosk Was Designed To Commemorate The Silver Jubilee Of King George V.
For Ideas On What To Use A Red Telephone Box For Or To See What Other People Have Done, View Our Blog.
To Find Out More About Red Telephone Boxes Or To Place And Order Please Ring Our Friendly Sales Staff Free On 0800 0433012 Or Email sales@uniquelybritish.com.
The Classic Red Telephone Box Was Installed Across The Country To Give Ordinary People Access To The Ever Popular Telephone System When They Could Not Afford To Have One Installed In Their Homes.
A Red Telephone Box Had A Coin Box To Take 4 Old Pennies Which Were Returned To You If You Did Not Receive An Answer.
There Are 2 Different Cyphers (Crown) Types Which Can Be Found On The K6. These Being Either The Crown Of King George Or Elizabeth Ii.
Marine Plywood Bases Can Also Be Fitted For An Extra £85.00
Yale Lock Can Be Fitted To Door For An Extra £150.00.
** You Will Need Forklift Or Other Means Of Unloading Your Side **
Approx Dimensions:
Height: 8Ft 4 Inches
Width: 3Ft
Depth: 3Ft
Weight: 750Kg
Uk Local Delivery Within 100 Miles Of Canterbury Laying Flat On Our Own Vehicle. £150.00. Hiab Delivery Also Available.
Some Uk / Scottish / Offshore Postcodes May Incur A Small Delivery Surcharge.
Full World Wide Delivery Service Available.
For International Delivery Quotes, Please Email Us Your Complete Postal Address With Post / Zip Code.
Please Call Our Sales Team Mon / Fri, 9Am - 5:30Pm 01227 767 453 Or Email sales@uniquelybritish.com