A British cultural icon, the red telephone box is a familiar sight on the streets of London.The first Box appeared on British streets in May 1921. Red was chosen because it made them easy to spot. There are still around 21,000 phone boxes across the UK. The number of phone boxes across the UK peaked in the 1990s at around 100,000. Due to cellphones the usage has fallen But now little-used red telephone boxes in England are being adopted for other uses, including book exchanges, art exhibits, def
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