I really like this photo. It has so much going on in it. The red telephone box, the letter box standing nicely close to it. Then there is the typical old Maltese house behind it with Roman numbers on top. I hope you like it too.
Some history on the Red Telephone boxes..... The red telephone box, a public telephone kiosk designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, is a familiar sight on the streets of the United Kingdom, Malta and Gibraltar, and despite a reduction in their numbers in recent years, red boxes can still be seen in many places. The colour red was chosen to make them easy to spot.
The first standard public telephone kiosk introduced by the United Kingdom Post Office was produced in concrete in 1920 and was designated K1 (Kiosk No.1). This design was not of the same family as the familiar red telephone boxes.
The red telephone box was the result of a competition in 1924 to design a kiosk that would be acceptable to the London Metropolitan Boroughs which had hitherto resisted the Post Office's effort to erect K1 kiosks on their streets.
6 comments:
i just love these letterboxes and phone kiosks, they remind me too much of London!!!
This is a really fine photograph. It pops with color and interesting planes.
So British! ... and at least for this, the British influence is thus still around! I guess we all like this design!
Yes I like it too. The cylindrical letter boxes are more romantic though!
Love this picture! Those old red telephone boxes are so cool and the building is lovely! Love the color contrasts!
What great colours in this picture. Excellent shot!
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