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This Could Have Saved Your Life!
youtu.be/hBihx2MNFcs
This is a rather unusual type of telephone box and one you may have never seen before. Once dubbed “lighthouses of the road”, these roadside boxes were originally intended as shelters for road patrols and known as sentry points.
Automobile Association members went on to rely on them for directions and breakdown help and inside they could find a light, maps, a fire extinguisher, and many other items useful for the stranded or lost motorist.
In time, a telephone and other communication equipment was added and all a person had to do was call the number listed inside and give the number of the kiosk to the operator, and help was soon on the way.
The term 'call box' began to replace 'sentry box' in reference to these beautiful structures.
Today there are believed to be 19 surviving examples in-situ, just 2% of boxes installed. Eight examples have Grade-II listed status.
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This Could Have Saved Your Life!
youtu.be/hBihx2MNFcs
This is a rather unusual type of telephone box and one you may have never seen before. Once dubbed “lighthouses of the road”, these roadside boxes were originally intended as shelters for road patrols and known as sentry points.
Automobile Association members went on to rely on them for directions and breakdown help and inside they could find a light, maps, a fire extinguisher, and many other items useful for the stranded or lost motorist.
In time, a telephone and other communication equipment was added and all a person had to do was call the number listed inside and give the number of the kiosk to the operator, and help was soon on the way.
The term 'call box' began to replace 'sentry box' in reference to these beautiful structures.
Today there are believed to be 19 surviving examples in-situ, just 2% of boxes installed. Eight examples have Grade-II listed status.
