This traditional red phone box in a Yorkshire village is quite possibly one of the smallest art galleries in the world - at least according to the locals.
The K6 kiosks have become an emblem of British culture signifying a vital communication tool in its heyday. Until the rise of mobile phone usage made these landmarks a thing of the past.
As it was no longer in use, the phone box in Horbury, Wakefield was under threat back in 2018. This was until Horbury Civic Society purchased it off BT for £1.
The K6 kiosks have become an emblem of British culture signifying a vital communication tool in its heyday. Until the rise of mobile phone usage made these landmarks a thing of the past.
As it was no longer in use, the phone box in Horbury, Wakefield was under threat back in 2018. This was until Horbury Civic Society purchased it off BT for £1.
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00:00100 years ago Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed these iconic red phone boxes
00:07but many in 2008 faced demolition. So British Telecom who owns the boxes put
00:16on and adopt the phone box scheme. One of those to save this red box in Yorkshire
00:23was Hawbury's Civic Society and now it's what they believe to be one of the
00:31world's smallest art galleries. Yes they display artwork from the local community
00:38as well as professional artists such as Ruman Abdul Latif who's got her latest
00:44piece of geometric artwork standing inside this red box gallery in Hawbury.
00:51The Civic Society bought this box of British telecoms for just one pound. It
00:58took a year to refurbish but ever since it's been used for lots of art
01:04exhibitions and many more to come. Sophie Mayland-May-Lynn reporting from
01:11Hawbury.