Category: Old Stuff

Still in Scotland – here’s a more remote one.

(Coordinates 56°88’66.4″N, 4°70’96.3″W.)

Dad reports that the phone is still intact!

A really nice setting, too.

Here’s another Scottish one that Mum and Dad found.

(Coordinates 57°47’32.1″N, 6°33’85.9″W.)

This one is next to a former post office that is seemingly being adapted for other purposes. The phone box itself is a defibrillator box, which is nice to see.

Here’s another phone box on Skye.

(Coordinates 57°47’52.2″N, 6°42’63.8″W.)

This one has a bonus bench as well, which my running club might appreciate if they’re reading!

No phone though. It looks like this might be a decorative one.

Here’s a fairly remote duo from the island of Raasay! Bonus sighting of Dad’s reflection in the glass doors.

(Coordinates 57°34’57.0″N, 6°06’56.8″W.)

No phones in these boxes and no alternative use as yet. Nice to see them out in the islands though!

Here’s another one along the A87 (now on the Isle of Skye after crossing the road bridge).

(Coordinates 57°23’93.2″N, 5°84’77.6″W.)

This phone box sits outside ‘The Misty Bottle’ off-licence and mostly seems to provide décor for the shop. A notice inside informs us that during the COVID-19 lockdowns it was in service as a ‘phood box’ for community exchange of food supplies.

More from the islands next week!

Here’s another one Mum and Dad found in Scotland.

(Coordinates 57°28’27.4″N, 5°52’77.5″W.)

No phone in this one, and it’s looking a bit neglected. Hope it’ll be a candidate for an alternate use at some point!

Here’s another Scottish phone box.

(Coordinates 57°21’42.5″N, 5°42’04.7″W.)

Dad reports an intact phone in this one, which suggests either the locality’s mobile signal is patchy or the council haven’t bothered getting rid of it yet!

Another from the area next week.

Here’s another from Mum and Dad’s travels in Scotland. This one stands in the courtyard of the Cluanie Inn.

(Coordinates 57°15’65.0″N, 5°18’17.2″W.)

This one is an empty box with no phone. It does look very nice in the pub courtyard though!

Here’s another Scottish one found by Mum and Dad.

(Coordinates 56°88’75.0″N, 4°83’48.8″W.)

You can’t quite see this one from the road as it’s in the grounds of East Park B&B – the Google image linked above is as close as I could get.

A bit unloved, this box! It does say ‘You may telephone from here’ but the phone doesn’t work. It’s also missing its door. Hopefully it’ll receive a bit of a spruce-up soon.

Mum and Dad visited the Abington phone box again this spring.

It’s had a coat of paint since the last visit! There’s also a notice inside stating that they are planning to remove the phone from the box. I hope a good alternative use can be found for this one. Mind you, the phone removal notice has been there for at least three years…