A familiar icon in many British towns, cities and villages.
Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1924 and was the result of a competition to design a kiosk that would be acceptable to the London Metropolitan Boroughs.
The winning design was designated the K2. A variety of designs followed up to the K8 this being the most modern and was introduced in 1970.
The most common is the K6 and was introduced in 1935 to commemorate the silver jubilee of King George V. Around 73,000 red telephone boxes have been produced.