Payphones

[kid charlemagne]

one of most iconic characters.... on a payphone

 

[version]

one of most iconic characters.... on a payphone

Even the sky looks like the 80s.

 

[william_kent]

In February 2023 nine rare K8 phone kiosks in and around Hull were listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the advice of Historic England and the Twentieth Century Society.

"The K8 was designed in 1965-66 by architect Bruce Martin who was commissioned by the General Post Office, owners of the public telephone network. In contrast to the intricate glass panelling of Giles Gilbert Scott’s iconic K2 and K6 boxes, it is notable for its modern and minimalist appearance, which made it simpler to repair and maintain.

The K8 kiosk is the last generation of the classic public telephone box. Between 1968 and 1983 11,000 K8s were installed across the UK. However, there are only around 50 remaining in their original position as most of them were removed by British Telecom following its privatisation in 1984. They were replaced by the sleek silver KX100 kiosk, which in turn were made virtually obsolete by the proliferation of mobile phone ownership."

from "The Beacons of Hull"

The former Hull Corporation Phone Department (launched 1904) decided that the kiosks in Hull would be painted cream, and as the corporation was not national or Crown property, they were installed without a crown on the top.

 

[william_kent]

I was just looking through my holiday photos from the last month or so



NARA, JAPAN



I was quite taken with the 'traditional" housing of these fully operational payphones

 

[william_kent]

JAPAN used to be our BLADERUNNER vision of the future

but nowadays it is like if Goldie released a RUFIGE CREW album in 2025

you can still buy FAX machines in Japan



^ this was outside the toilets at UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, OSAKA

I highly recommend the FLYING DINOSAUR ride, I thought I was about to die but I have lived to tell the tale

next two are located at some random train stations:

 

[william_kent]

NARITA TOWN CENTRE BY THE TOURIST HOTELS, OUTSIDE THE LAWSON WHERE A 25 cl BOTTLE OF HENNESSY COST LESS THAN £5, JAPAN 2025

edit: I got tanked up, I meant to take more photos of dilapidated phone boxes but A 25 cl BOTTLE OF HENNESSY COSTS LESS THAN £5

 

[william_kent]

NARITA AIRPORT JAPAN 2025

 

[william_kent]

NARITA AIRPORT JAPAN 2025