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Swinton, Main Street, Telephone Call Box
Telephone Box (20th Century)
Site Name Swinton, Main Street, Telephone Call Box
Classification Telephone Box (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) K6 Telephone Kiosk; Wheatsheaf Hotel Garage
Canmore ID 218576
Site Number NT84NW 99
NGR NT 83432 47427
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/218576
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Swinton
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
An unusual survival in the village of Swinton is the K6 telephone kiosk that stands outside the Wheatsheaf Hotel in Main Street.
The K6 telephone kiosk is the official term used to describe the red, cast-iron telephone boxes that were once a common sight throughout Britain. The man responsible for designing these structures was Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, with this particular model of telephone box dating from 1935.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
Sbc Note (15 April 2016)
Visibility: Standing structure or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
