Holderness Road, Kingston upon Hull
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Holderness Road, Kingston upon Hull
Image: © Bernard Sharp Taken: 13 Dec 2017
Between No.327 Holderness Road and Durham Street, Holderness Road Methodist Church, built 1962. It replaced the former Brunswick Wesleyan Chapel, built 1877, demolished 1960. Outside the church is a K8 telephone kiosk, designed by Bruce Martin in 1965. Of some 11,000 installed across the country between 1968 and 1983, it is reported that about 50 survive today, most of which are located within the former Hull Corporation Telephones area. Further information: http://www.the-telephone-box.co.uk/kiosks/k8/ Report in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/mar/03/hull-cream-coloured-phone-boxes-given-grade-ii-listed-status
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Image Location
Latitude
53.755973
Longitude
-0.310479