Stock Number: BYG-6856rare original tardis mk 3 police boxes
OTHER 'UNIQUELY BRITISH'
rare original tardis mk 3 police boxes Description:
2 FULLY REFURBISHED MK 3 ORIGINAL POLICE ( TARDIS ) CALL BOXES AVAILABLE FOR SALE.
THE OVERAL DESIGN LOOKS MORE FROM THE ART DECO ERA AROUND THE 1930'S & 1940'S.
THIS MODEL IS IDENTIFIED BY THE 3 SMALL METAL CASEMENT WINDOWS LOCATED ON 3 SIDES OF THE BOX.
THERE IS ALSO A SMALL ACCESS WINDOW LOCATED NEXT TO THE DOOR TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE INTERNAL TELEPHONE.
THE BOX HAS A SINGLE WOODEN SEAT INSIDE WITH SMALL CUPBOARD SITUATED BELOW TELEPHONE COMPARTMENT.
LIGHT LOCATED ON THE TOP OF BOX WHICH WOULD HAVE FLASHED AS A SIGNAL TO OFFICERS INDICATING THAT THEY SHOULD CONTACT THE STATION.
THEY WOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY BEEN PAINTED BLUE WHICH WAS THE STANDARD FOR ALL BRITISH POLICE BOXES.
A NEW HAND MADE TIMBER DOOR WITH YALE LOCK WILL BE FITTED TO EACH POLICE BOX.
ALL GLASS WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW PANES.
4 NEW POLICE SIGNS WILL BE FITTED.
A NEW PUBLIC INFORMATION BOARD WILL ALSO BE FITTED TO THE EXTERIOR.
AN ORIGINAL METAL ST JOHN AMBULANCE SIGN WILL BE FITTED TO EACH DOOR.
THESE ENGLISH POST BOXES ARE NOW EXTREMELY RARE WITH ONLY A FEW REMAINING IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OR MUSEUMS.
THE REASON SO FEW REMAIN IS BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE FROM PRE-CAST REINFORCED CONCRETE AND WEIGH APPROX 3 3/4 TONS.
WHEN THEY WERE REMOVED FROM THE STREET OF THE UK WHERE THEY WERE USUALLY BROCKEN UP WHERE THEY STOOD AND THEN REMOVED.
PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL US FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
APPROX DIMENSIONS:
HEIGHT: 110" INCHES
SQUARE: 52" INCHES
THESE BOXES ARE VERY HEAVY AND WILL NEED A HYHAB VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION.
EACH BOX WILL BE REFURBISHED AND SPRAYED TO A REQUIRED COLOUR.
PRICE: £25,000.00 FOR ONE BOX FULLY REFURBISHED.
WHAT WHERE UK STREET POLICE CALL BOXES?
POLICE BOXES ARE TELEPHONE KIOSKS LOCATED IN PUBLIC PLACES FOR THE USE BY MEMBERS OF THE POLICE AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO NEED TO CONTACT THE POLICE STATION IN AN EMERGENCY.
UNLIKE AN ORDINARY CALLBOX, ITS TELEPHONE IS LOCATEED BEHIND A HINGED WINDOW SO IT CAN BE USED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE INTERIOR OF THE BOX IS IN EFFECT A MINATURE POLICE STATION FOR USE BY POLICE OFFICERS.
POLICE OFFICERS ALSO USED THE BOXES TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THEIR BEAT AND HAVE A CUP OF TEA AND A SNACK WHILST BEING CONTACTABLE.
THE "TARDIS" AND THE DR WHO BBC TELEVISION SERIES.
THE BBC SCIENCE-FICTION SERIES "DOCTOR WHO" FEATURES A TIME MACHINE, THE "TARDIS" DISGUISED AS A MACKENZIE TRENCH STYLE POLICE BOX. DOCTOR WHO WAS ORIGINALLY TRANSMITTED FROM 1963 TO 1989; AS POLICE BOXES WERE PHASED OUT IN THE 1970S. OVER TIME THE IMAGE OF THE BLUE POLICE BOX BECAME ASSOCIATED AS MUCH WITH "DOCTOR WHO" AS WITH THE POLICE. THE SERIES WAS REVIVED IN 2005 AND A POLICE BOX CONTINUES TO FEATURE PROMINENTLY IN ALMOST EVERY EPISODE.
WHY WERE THEY USED? A POLICE BOX IS STILL BEING USED IN THE LATEST 2010 SERIES BUT OF COARSE THE BBC USE LIGHTWEIGHT PLASTIC ONES WHICH HAVE BEEN RENEWED AND MODIFIED OVER THE YEARS.
POLICE BOX FACTS.
BY 1953 THERE WERE 685 POLICE BOXES ON THE STREETS OF LONDON. POLICE BOXES PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN POLICE WORK UNTIL 1969-1970. THEY WERE EVENTUALLY PHASED OUT FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION OF PERSONAL RADIOS. VERY FEW POLICE BOXES REMAIN IN BRITAIN TODAY. ONE POLICE BOX SITUATED IN THE LEICESTERSHIRE TOWN OF NEWTOWN IS STILL IN USE BY LOCAL POLICE TODAY.
UK AND INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY AVAILABLE.
YOU WILL NEED MEANS OF UNLOADING YOUR SIDE.
HIAB DELIVERY ALSO AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR PRICING.
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Price: £25000 Stock Number: BYG-6856
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Bygones Architectural Reclamation & Salvage Yard - RARE ORIGINAL TARDIS MK 3 POLICE BOXES
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