Old Post Office Red Phone Box No.2 - Knutsford, Cheshire, UK.
N 53° 18.368 W 002° 22.443
30U E 541709 N 5906508
A public phone in a red phone box located outside the Old Post Office on King Street in the town of Knutsford.
Waymark Code: WM128RW
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/31/2020
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This public telephone is located in a red telephone box (No.2)situated closest to the entrance outside the Old Post Office which is now Giovanni's Italian Restaurant on King Street.
The box is one of a pair that are Grade II listed and both have working phones in them. The boxes are described by British Listed Buildings as follows;
"KNUTSFORD
SJ7478 KING STREET
792-1/3/69 (East side)
10/11/87 Pair of Telephone Kiosks outside Post Office (Post Office not
included)
GV II
Pair of telephone kiosks. Type K6. Designed 1935 by Sir Giles
Gilbert Scott and made by various contractors. Cast-iron.
Square kiosks with domed roofs. Unperforated crowns to top
panels and margin glazing to windows and doors.
Listing NGR: SJ7517478871"
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The box was manufactured by Carron Company, Stirlingshire, Scotland and is in good condition. There is a working phone in the box that takes coins or card.