A Pair Of Hull Style Cream Telephone Boxes - Kingston-upon-Hull, UK - Red Telephone Boxes on Waymarking.com

What's so special about Boxes from Kingston-upon-Hull?

"Hull is the only city in the UK with its own independent telephone network company, KCOM, formerly KC and Kingston Communications, a subsidiary of KCOM Group. Its distinctive cream telephone boxes can be seen across the city. KCOM produces its own 'White Pages' telephone directory for Hull and the wider KC area. Colour Pages is KCOM's business directory, the counterpart to Yellow Pages. The company was formed in 1902 as a municipal department by the City Council and is an early example of municipal enterprise. It remains the only locally operated telephone company in the UK, although it is now privatised. KCOM's Internet brands are Karoo Broadband (ISP serving Hull) and Eclipse (national ISP). Initially Hull City Council retained a 44.9 per cent interest in the company and used the proceeds from the sale of shares to fund the city's sports venue, the MKM Stadium, among other things. On 24 May 2007 it sold its remaining stake in the company for over £107 million. link

This pair of boxes looking very smart in their cream livery are outside the KCOM building in the centre of HULL. A nearby date stone indicates the building was opened in 1961 whilst the City of Kingston-upon-Hull still controlled the network.

Colour: It's been painted some other colour Is it in its original position?: Yes Is there a working telephone in it?: Yes

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