Fritham Phone Box Cache Traditional Cache

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Why not combine a visit to Irons Well with a visit to the redundant phone box at Fritham. It's designed as an individual cache and has no plan to become part of the "Fine Pair" series. Take your time to look and come prepared with a swap or addition. Note...The visitor book IS NOT the cache. If in doubt refer to the hint. PLEASE DO NOT PUBLISH PHOTOS OF THE CACHE

Please do not include pictures of the cache as this ruins the surprise for others. Any logs that include cache pictures will be deleted, sorry! PLEASE REPLACE CACHE EXACTLY WHERE YOU FIND IT

Britains iconic red telephone box commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the coronation of King George V in 1935. 

There were in fact eight designs originally introduced by the GPO between 1926 and 1983. The design needed to be suitable for universal use, not repeating the mistakes of earlier kiosks. The K2 and K3 were attractive designs but had proved problematic. The K2 was too large and too expensive; the K3 too brittle.  The new kiosk first appeared in 1936. Some 8,000 kiosks were installed as part of the 'Jubilee Concession', allowing towns and villages with a Post Office to apply for a kiosk. A year later under the 'Tercentenary Concession' celebrating the Post Office's 300th anniversary, a further 1,000 kiosks were installed over 12 years for local authorities paying a five year subscription of £4. In 1939 a more vandal-proof Mk II version was introduced. In 1949 the Royal Fine Arts Commission intervened again, and bowing to pressure, allowed rural examples to be painted in different colours. Subsequently kiosks have emerged painted in colours such as green and battleship grey. By 1960 some 60,000 examples existed, but the design was beginning to look old-fashioned.

Of the eight kiosk types introduced by the General Post Office, the K6 was the most populous type introduced, and the most populous type in terms of surviving kiosks. The majority of listed kiosks, more than 90%, are K6 variants.

Some are now being sold and turned into mini libraries, swap shops, information and advertising boards as with this one which has been lovingly transformed.

As this cache is accessible to everyone and open 24hrs a day, I don't recommend you use this for drop-offs for Geocoins and Trackables, so there's just a log book, feel free to write about your visit in the visitor book provided by its owners

 Happy Caching !