I’ve shared this pixel phone box before, but I thought it was appropriate for a day when I’m scrabbling to complete and release a game! Even though I haven’t done pixel art for this particular game…
Back to the real-life boxes next week.
Category: Old Stuff
Phone Box Thursday: Norwegian Red
An interlude today! Normally I only focus on classic red K-series British phone boxes (because I’m less interested in the KX-series boxes that came in from the mid-1980s onwards), but I had read about Norway’s equivalent while preparing for my trip last week, and was delighted to come across a Norwegian red phone box when Geth and I were exploring the museum district.
(Coordinates 59°90’43.5″N, 10°68’63.2″E.)
Phone boxes in Norway generally seem to be treated with a bit more care than they are here, and there was an interesting plaque inside this one explaining the history of this series of boxes:
Like many village boxes in the UK, this box is used as a book exchange:
Still a phone inside as well!
An interesting wee example.
Phone Box Thursday: Toronto Revisit
Adding coordinates for the King Street West box today!
Now that I’m poking my nose out into the world again, I’m hopeful of going back to Toronto and this box sooner rather than later.
Phone Box Thursday: Durham Revisit
Revisiting the Durham train station phone box today as I continue adding coordinates to all my old boxes for my upcoming map project.
I was pleased to discover today that you can Google Street View the platform of Durham station. I wonder how they got the Google car in there? Maybe they had to use a human for that one.
Phone Box Thursday: Edinburgh Revisit
Another Grassmarket revisit this week.
It was really nice to see some of these central Edinburgh phone boxes during the early stages of the marathon the other day!
Phone Box Thursday: Edinburgh Revisit
Another coordinates update for another box from my January 2016 collection!
I’ve not been down to the Grassmarket for a while but Google Street View tells me nothing has changed 🙂
Phone Box Thursday: Edinburgh Revisit
Another update to another Edinburgh phone box!
Those Hunter Square boxes were a real landmark for me back in my youth in Edinburgh.
Phone Box Thursday: Edinburgh Revisit
An update to this post today.
Added coordinates and spent some time enjoying the Google Street View history (click the little clock in the top left corner) of this box – the police box next to the phone box has been about five different colours in the last five years (as it’s been taken over by various different companies), and the phone box itself now appears to be an art installation. I’ll try and take some updated photos when I’m next in Edinburgh!
Phone Box Thursday: Edinburgh Revisit
Added coordinates today to the original post for another Edinburgh phone box – the one on the Royal Mile that is now a cash machine.
Gradually getting all the coordinates added in preparation for my phone box map project!
Phone Box Thursday: Edinburgh Revisit
Revisiting one of my favourite phone boxes in Edinburgh today – the one on Waverley Bridge that’s been painted blue as a feature of the Wetherspoon beer garden. Here’s the original post.
While adding coordinates I realised that it has a very well-documented Street View timeline dating back to 2009. Apparently it was a beer garden feature even before Wetherspoon moved in!