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Sometimes we take things for granted, that things are there; we don’t notice them anymore. We walk past, until the moment someone else points it out.

Claire Sawdon

Sometimes we take things for granted, that things are there; we don’t notice them anymore. We walk past, until the moment someone else points it out.

Claire Sawdon

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239 Telephone kiosks remain within the city of Hull

Edition 2012

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HU1 1-19

HU2 20-27

HU3 28-45

HU4 46-57

HU5 58-75

HU6 76-89

HU7 90-101

HU8 102-115

HU9 116-135

Introduction iv-v

Acknowledgements 138

Bibliography 136

Contents

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Hull as a Unique Place

Hull, or given its full title Kingston Upon Hull, is a unique place. Situated on the River Humber, it is rich in cultural history but also a place of transition and regeneration. Hull prides itself on its ability to be independent and unique, for example, Hull, is the only city that does not have a Cathedral. When the Humber Bridge opened in 1981 it was the largest single span suspension bridge in the World, Hull has the third largest port in Britain and at its height,w as the home of the world’s largest deep sea water fishing fleet and the biggest whaling port in Britain. Hull prides itself on key individuals, birthplace to poets Andrew Marvell, Philip Larkin, and slave absolutist William Wilberforce. In a battle for independence Hull has stood out, in 1642 King Charles I was refused entry to the city, this was significant as it was the first act of defiance toward he King which later led to the Civil War. During the Second World War, Hull was the most bombed centre of occupation outside of London, sustaining 82 air raids killing and injuring many citizens and destroying many homes and buildings. Of 92,660 homes only 5,945 remained unscathed. However Hull has re built itself nd it continues to change and progress, developing new buildings and tourist attractions including the award winning The Deep aquarium (Skinner 2009).

Hull’s Cream Telephone Kiosks

One aspect in which Hull is unique is its telephone kiosks, which are cream and omit the crown symbol. Currently it has 239 telephone kiosks remaining, however this is rapidly declining. Hull is the only place in the UK to have its own telephone system.

Background

In 1899 the Telephone Act was passed allowing local authorities to apply for a license to open their own telephone systems. Local authorities already regulated gas, water, electricity, transport and other public amenities. Of the 1,334 urban local authorities that might have sought licences under the Telegraph Act, only 13 asked for licences, all of which were granted: Glasgow, Belfast, Grantham, Huddersfield, Tunbridge Wells, Brighton, Chard, Portsmouth, Hull, Oldham, Swansea, Scarborough and West Hartlepool. Although only six actually opened telephone systems: Glasgow (1901), Tunbridge Wells (1901), Swansea (1902), Portsmouth (1902), Brighton (1903) and Hull (1904). Only Hull continues now, the remaining five services were all sold to the National Telephone Company, which was later taken over by the Post Office at the end of 1913 (WWW. “UK Telephone History” 2010)

Design

Hull’s telephone service went from strength to strength and grew in popularity. This can be seen purely through the design of the kiosks from the K1 (Kiosk 1) a 1920’s design, one of the few examples of the 1920 early design to remain featured on page .... The K6(Kiosk No.6) design, seen on page ...was created for the silver jubilee of King George V. Gilbert Scott designed the ‘Jubilee Kiosk’ and it is perhaps the most familiar and is regarded as a typical British landmark. The difference between the Hull K6 and the Red K6 is the crown omitted (WWW “The Telephone Box” 2012).Another popular design was the K8 (Kiosk No.8) Introduced in 1968, designed by Bruce Martin, the key feature of this kiosk was its lack of privacy which was meant to reduce

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vandalism and theft an example can be seen on page .... In 1985 British Telecom Introduced a new series the KX range, the most popular is the KXplus this modern style combines both the shape of the K6 but with a modern style seen on page ... . This project offers an insight into some of the designs, and also indicates the time periods when the boxes were most popular (WWW. “A Pictorial guide to telephone boxes”).

The Telephone Kiosk and the Community

Throughout this project I have found out more and more about the services offered to the public through the telephone boxes. I was lucky enough to trace Mrs Joyce Bowering who worked at the Telephone Exchange. Mrs Bowering recorded entertainment and news which would be played through the telephone. She was the voice of the two minute Bedtime Stories, which aired between 5.30pm – 8.30pm on an evening, which often caused queues to gather outside the kiosks. Other stories for children included Tufty Stories aimed at young children to educate on road safety. Other services offered included Weather Reports, and TeleChef line, not forgetting the Dial a Pigeon line and Teledisc, which put people through to listen to the record of the week. Mrs Bowering told me how queues at the telephone box were a common sight and how they were kept in good condition having cleaners who cleaned them, engineers and the police used them frequently too. The kiosks even had a paper directory in each phone box. Through speaking to Mrs Bowering it made me think about how the telephone box was treated with a respect and how it became the hub of the community. This project has made me think how the phone box now stands alone, unnoticed in most instances and how it is becoming a rarity to see these iconic structures. Within Hull, six sites which house eight telephone boxes are now classified as listed buildings (WWW. “Listed Buildings”) which will protect them, however it is hard to imagine that the telephone box will make a comeback in today’s society, especially since its necessity is under constant strain.

Today

Public telephone kiosks were situated in various locations across the city, queues would form to use the telephone box. Now the mobile phone is replacing the public and home telephones, making the public kiosks redundant. The aim of this work is to document the remaining kiosks, before they are gone. This study focuses purely on the public kiosks within the Hull Boundary. Many villages and small towns on the outskirts of Hull still have the cream telephone boxes; however these do not feature in this study.

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Alfred Gelder Street (1) 01482 569985Bond Street (1) 01482 573284Carr Lane (3) 01482 573543,01482 32633601482 573737Cross Street (1)01482 573312Ferensway (9) 01482 326079 (outside) 01482 56222701482 56221401482 32650801482 32027401482 32606001482 326039Jameson Street (2)01482 56191401482 561795King Edward Street (1) 01482 561963Kingston Street (1) 01482 562365Lowgate (2)01482 56278001482 569967Market Place (1)01482 562524Nelson Street (1)01482 325066North Church Side (2)01482 58907301482 326177Paragon Street (1)01482 563308Porter Street (2)

01482 32748901482 4007162Princes Shopping Centre (5)01482 58941501482 58986701482 58987001482 58986501482 589869Prospect Street (1)01482 387749Queen Victoria Square (2)01482 56290301482 562899Queens Dock Avenue (1)01482 226807Waverley Street (1) 01482 324120Wellington Street (1)01482 329250Whitefriargate (2)01482 57365301482 573668Wilberforce Drive (1)01482 569987

HU2

Bridlington Avenue (1)01482 327622Brunswick Avenue (1)01482 325001Caroline Street (1)01482 325620Goodrich Close (1)01482 562320Park Street (1)01482 563188Worship Street (1)01482 563295Wright Street (1)01482 562692

HU3

Albert Avenue (1)01482 501570Anlaby Road (5/7) 01482 50561701482 50561901482 50561601482 56998001482 505624Boulevard (3)01482 56993801482 56283001482 324606Brisbane Street (1)01482 562496De La Pole Avenue (1) 01482 501275Goulton Street (1)01482 325550Great Thornton Street (1)01482 573395Hawthorn Avenue (1) 01482 505611Hessle Road (2/4)01482 32621301482 328469Linnaeus Street (1)01482 325009Londesborough Street (1)01482 328371Margaret Street (1)01482 562524Morris Road (1)01482 505613Rosamond Street (1)01482 329903Selby Street (1)01482 327490Spring Bank (3)01482 563131

01482 32536201482 323420Spring Bank West (3)01482 50563101482 50562201482 471576St Georges Road (2)01482 32817401482 569984Walker Street (1)01482 328720Walton Street (1)01482 505640Wenlock Street (1) 01482 327547Woodcock Street (1)01482 573474

HU4

Anlaby Park Road North (1)01482 505603Anlaby Road (2/7) 01482 50566601482 505612Ashby Road (1)01482 643478Askew Avenue (1)01482 505626Boothferry Road (2)01482 50561401482 505615Hessle Road (2/4)01482 505623 01482 505628Park Lane East (1)01482 505649Pickering Road (3)01482 50563301482 35227901482 505644

Rokeby Avenue (1)01482 407287Tilbury Road (1)01482 643474

HU5

Beverley Road (2/5)01482 44508801482 471589Bontoft Avenue (1)01482 448824Calvert Lane (2)01482 50562901482 505634Chanterlands Avenue (2)01482 407309,01482 471587Chatsworth Street (1)01482 471584Danube Road (1)01482 501275Epworth Street (1)01482 342540Goddard Avenue (1)01482 407296Hayburn Avenue (1)01482 471581 Hotham Road North (1)01482 471583, Hotham Road South (1)01482 505601Lambert Street (1)01482 471578National Avenue (1)01482 471585Newland Avenue (1)01482 471594Pearson Park (1)01482 471601Princes Avenue (4)01482 448640

01482 34246301482 47159301482 343934Priory Road (1)01482 587749Queens Road (1)01482 471586Ryde Avenue (1)01482 471577Salisbury Street (2)01482 47159701482 471573Thoresby Street (1)01482 471598Willerby Road (3)01482 50563501482 50563701482 353257Wold Road (2)01482 50563601482 505618Wymersley Road (1)01482 505620

HU6

16th Avenue (2)01482 80210601482 802109Beverley Road (2/5)01482 80276101482 802105Cottingham Road (2)01482 47159101482 471582Desmond Avenue(1)01482 471596Ellerburn Avenue (1)01482 802107Endike Lane (2)01482 807365

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01482 803303Greenwood Avenue (3)01482 80314901482 80391101482 802116Hall Road (3)01482 80737001482 47081401482 803486Highcourt (1)01482 807369Homethorpe (1)01482 802100Mizzen Road (1)01482 807366Orchard Park Road (1)01482 802667Welwyn Park Avenue (1)01482 802111

HU7

Bodmin Road (1)01482 821590Church Street (Sutton) (1)01482 375151Dorchester Road (1)01482 821293Greygarth Close (1)01482 831614Haydock Garth (1)01482 839076Helvellyn Close (1)01482 831907Leads Road (2)01482 78417601482 823908Littondale (1)01482 407374Lothian Way (1)01482 839585

Midmere Avenue (1)01482 829077Moorfoot Close (1)01482 821753Nidderdale (1)01482 839265Noddle Hill Way (1)01482 831334Penine Way (1)01482 831863Quarrington Grove (1)01482 835911Roborough Close (1)01482 836979Soffham Road (1)01482 829999Sutton Road (1)01482 376188Wareham Close (1)01482 829066Wawne Road (1)01482 820233

HU8

Acton Close (1) 01482 701752Beech Avenue (1) 01482 326215Chamberlain Road (1) 01482 701808Chelmer Road (1) 01482 375120Cleveland Street (1) 01482 326020Dalsetter Rise (1) 01482 781721Dansom Lane South (1) 01482 324235Gillshill Road (1) 01482 374250

Holderness Road (5/7) 01482 70239901482 37411301482 32015901482 37622401482 374149James Reckitt Avenue (2) 01482 37426001482 702148Laburnum Avenue (1) 01482 374110New Cleveland Street (1) 01482 328715Phoenix Close (1)01482 374267Salthouse Road (2) 01482 37461101482 374208Shannon Road (1) 01482 781822Stoneferry Road (2) 01482 326012, 01482 826848Studley Street (1) 01482 562244Welland Road (1) 01482 701712Wenning Grove (1)01482 701713

HU9

Astwood Avenue (1)01482 376230 Bareham Road (1)01482 374165Bexhill Avenue (1)01482 374143Bilsdale Grove (1)01482 374120Elmbridge Parade (1)01482 374148

Great Union Street (1)01482 327442Hedon Road (5)(3 – 2 permission granted) 01482 32819701482 37613501482 37414701482 56266401482 327425Helmswell Avenue (1)01482 375247Holderness Road (2/7)01482 37512901482 327441Marfleet Lane (4)01482 37520501482 37618001482 37410201482 781839New Bridge Road (1)01482 328910Northern Gateway (4) (access denied)01482 70764701482 78287701482 70981601482 376253Parthian Way (1) 01482 376254Plimsoll Way (1)01482 376254Portobello Street (1)01482 374166Preston Road (3)01482 37518501482 37529901482 376238Rustenburg Street (1)01482 781756Sherburn Street (1)01482 569928

Southcoates Lane (1)01482 562638Staveley Road (1)01482 375233Swanfield Road (1)01482 781700Valiant Drive (1)01482 375105Watt Street (1)01482 374184Wexford Avenue (1)01482 781819Wheldale Avenue (1)01482 375202Wingfield Road (1)01482 374133

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Alfred Gelder Street 01482 569985

Bond Street 01482 573284

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Carr Lane 01482 573543 01482 326336 01482 573737

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Cross Street 01482 573312

HU1 5

Ferensway 01482 326079

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Ferensway 01482 32606001482 326039

Ferensway01482 32650801482 320274

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Ferensway 01482 56222701482 562214

Ferensway01482 56271201482 573068

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Jameson Street 01482 561795

Jameson Street 01482 561914

King Edward Street 01482 561963

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Kingston Street 01482 562365

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Lowgate 01482 562780 01482 569967

Market Place 01482 562524

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Nelson Street 01482 325066

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North Church Side 01482 589073 01482 326177

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Paragon Street 01482 563308

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Porter Street 01482 407162

Porter Street 01482 327489

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Princes Quay 01482 589415

Princes Quay 01482 589867 01482 589870 01482 589865

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Prospect Street 01482 387749

Queen Victoria Square 01482 562899

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Queen Victoria Square 01482 562903

Queens Dock Avenue 01482 226807

Waverley Street 01482 324120

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Wellington Street 01482 329250

Whitefriargate 01482 573653 01482 573668

Wilberforce Drive 01482 569987

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Bridlington Avenue 01482 327622

Brunswick Avenue 01482 325001

HU1 23

Caroline Street 01482 325620

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Goodrich Close 01482 562320

HU1 25

Park Street 01482 563188

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Worship Street 01482 563295

HU1 27

Wright Street 01482 562692

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HU3

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HU3

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Albert Avenue 01482 501570

Anlaby Road 01482 569980

Anlaby Road 01482 505619

HU1 31

Anlaby Road01482 505624

Anlaby Road listed buildings 01482 505616 01482 50567

Boulvard01482 324606

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Boulvard 01482 562830

Boulvard 01482 569938

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Brisbane Street 01482 562496

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De La Pole Avenue 01482 501275

Goulton Street 01482 325550

Great Thornton Street 01482 573395

Hawthorn Avenue 01482 505611

HU1 35

Hessle Road 01482 328469

Hessle Road listed building 01482 326213

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Linnaeus Street 01482 325009

Londesborough Street 01482 328371

HU1 37

Margaret Street 01482 562524

Morris Road 01482 505613

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Rosamond Street01482 329903

Selby Street 01482 327490

Spring Bank 01482 323420

HU1 39

Spring Bank 01482 563131

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Spring Bank 01482 325362

HU1 41

Spring Bank West 01482 505622

Spring Bank West 01482 471576

Spring Bank West 01482 505631

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St Georges Road 01482 569984

St Georges Road 01482 328174

HU1 43

Walker Street 01482 328720

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Walton Street 01482 505640

HU1 45

Wenlock Street 01482 327547

Woodcock Street 01482 573474

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HU4

HU1 47

HU4

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HU1 49

Anlaby Park Road North 01482 505603

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Anlaby Road 01482 505612

Anlaby Road01482 505666

HU1 51

Ashby Road01482 643478

Askew Avenue 01482 505626

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Boothferrry Road 01482 505615

Boothferry Road 01482 505614

HU1 53

Hessle Road 01482 505623

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Hessle Road 01482 505628

Park Lane East 01482 505649

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Pickering Road 01482 505644

Pickering Road 01482 352279

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Pickering Road 01482 505633

HU1 57

Rokeby Avenue 01482 407287

Tilbury Avenue01482 643474

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HU1 59

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Beverley Road 01482 445088

Beverley Road 01482 471589

Bontoft Avenue 01482 448824

HU1 61

Calvert Lane01482 505629

Calvert Lane01482 505634

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Chanterlands Avenue01482 471587

Chanterlands Avenue 01482 407309

HU1 63

Chatsworth Street 01482 471584

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Danube Road 01482 501275

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Epworth Street 01482 342540

Goddard Avenue 01482 407296

Hayburn Avenue 01482 471581

Hotham Road North 01482 471583

HU1 67

Hotham Road South 01482 505601

National Avenue 01482 471585

Newland Avenue 01482 471594

Lambert Street 01482 471578

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Pearson Park 01482 471601

HU1 69

Princes Avenue 01482 342463

Princes Avenue 01482 448640 01482 343934

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Princes Avenue 01482 471593

Priory Road 01482 587749

HU1 71

Queens Road 01482 471586

Ryde Avenue 01482 471577

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Salisbury Street 01482 471573

HU1 73

Salisbury Street 01482 471597

Thoresby Street 01482 471598

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Willerby Road 01482 353257

Willerby Road 01482 505637

HU1 75

Willerby Road 01482 505635

Wold Road 01482 305618

Wold Road 01482 505636

Wymersley Road 01482 505620

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16th Avenue 01482 802106

HU1 79

16th Avenue 01482 802109

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Beverley Road 01482 802761

Cottingham Road 01482 471582

Beverley Road 01482 802105

Cottingham Road 01482 471591

HU1 81

Ellerburn Avenue01482 802107

Desmond Avenue 01482 471596

Endike Lane 01482 803303

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Endike Lane 01482 807365

HU1 83

Greenwood Avenue 01482 802116

Greenwood Avenue 01482 803149

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Greenwood Avenue 01482 803911

HU1 85

Hall Road 01482 470814

Hall Road 01482 803486

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Hall Road 01482 807370

Highcourt 01482 807369

HU1 87

Homethorpe 01482 802100

Mizzen Road 01482 807366

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Orchard Park Road 01482 802667

HU1 89

Welwyn Park Avenue 01482 802111

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HU7

HU1 91

HU7

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Bodmin Road 01482 821590

Church Street (Sutton) 01482 375151

HU1 93

Dorchester Road 01482 821293

Greygarth Close 01482 831614

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Haydock Garth 01482 839076

Helvellyn Close 01482 831907

Leads Road 01482 784176

Leads Road 01482 823908

HU1 95

Littondale 01482 407374

Lothian Way 01482 839585

Midmere Avenue 01482 829077

Moorfoot Close 01482 821753

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Nidderdale01482 839265

Noddle Hill Way 01482 831334

HU1 97

Penine Way01482 831863

Quarrington Grove 01482 835911

Roborough Close 01482 836979

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Soffham Close 01482 829999

HU1 99

Sutton Road 01482 376188

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Wareham Close 01482 829066

HU1 101

Wawne Road01482 820233

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HU8

HU1 103

HU8

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Acton Close 01482 701752

HU1 105

Beech Avenue 01482 326215

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Chamberlain Road 01482 701808

Chelmer Road 01482 375120

HU1 107

Cleveland Street 01482 326020

Dalsetter Rise 01482 781721

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Dansome Lane South 01482 324235

Gillshill Road 01482 374250

Holderness Road 01482 320159

Holderness Road 01482 374113

HU1 109

Holderness Road 01482 702399

Holderness Road 01482 374149

Holderness Road (listed building) 01482 376224

James Reckitt Avenue 01482 762148

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James Reckitt Avenue 01482 374260

HU1 111

Laburnum Avenue 01482 374110

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New Cleveland Street 01482 328715

Phoenix Close 01482 374267

Salthouse Road 01482 374208

HU1 113

Salthouse Road 01482 374611

Shannon Road 01482 781822

Stoneferry Road 01482 326012

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Stoneferry Road 01482 826848

Studley Street 01482 562244

HU1 115

Welland Road 01482 701712

Wenning Grove 01482 701713

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HU9

HU1 117

HU9

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Astwood Avenue 01482 376230

Bareham Road 01482 374165

HU1 119

Bilsdale Grove 01482 374120

Bexhill Avenue 01482 374143

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Elmbridge Parade 01482 374148

HU1 121

Great Union Street 01482 327442

Hedon Road 01482 327425

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Hedon Road 01482 562664

HU1 123

Hedon Road 01482 374147

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Helmswell Avenue 01482 375247

Holderness Road 01482 375129

Holderness Road 01482 327441

Marfleet Lane 01482 374102

HU1 125

Marfleet Lane 01482 376180

Marfleet Lane 01482 375205

Marfleet Lane 01482 781839

New Bridge Road 01482 328910

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Parthian Road 01482 376254

Plimsoll Way 01482 376254

HU1 127

Portobello Street 01482 37416

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Preston Road 01482 375185

Preston Road 01482 375299

Preston Road 01482 376238

HU1 129

Rustenburg Street01482 781756

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Sherburn Street 01482 569928

HU1 131

Southcoates Lane 01482 562638

Staveley Road 01482 375233

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Swanfield Road 01482 781700

Valiant Drive 01482 375105

HU1 133

Watt Street 01482 374184

Wexford Avenue 01482 781819

Wheldale Avenue 01482 375202

Wingfield Road 01482 374133

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Permission was denied to photograph 6 telephone kiosks on docks.

Hedon Road01482 328197

Hedon Road01482 376135

HU1 135

The Northern Gateway01482 707647

The Northern Gateway01482 782877

The Northern Gateway01482 709816

The Northern Gateway01482 376253

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Books

Skinner, J (2009) Did you know? Hull A Miscellany, Salisbury, The Francis Frith Collection

Newspapers

(na) Nov/Dec 1986 (nt) Civic Newspaper

Flashback (2004) 100th Anniversary of the first exchange, Flashback issue 134 (pt1) 25.9.04 p28,29

News Chronicle Reporter (1955) Now you can phone for that weather report, News Chronicle, 8.7.55

Yorkshire Post Reporter (1969) Lord Mayor dials for menu, Yorkshire Post, 20.11.69

Yorkshire Post Reporter (1969) Tufty’s back on the phone for Hull youngsters, Yorkshire Post 23.10.69

Yorkshire Post, (1977) Dial-a- Santa celebrates his jubilee, Yorkshire Post 24.12.77

Websites

(na) (2010)UK Telephone History (online)Available: http://www.britishtelephones.com/histuk.htm

(na) (2012), Red Telephone Box (online) Available: www.tutorgig.com

(na) (nd) Listed Buildings (online) Available: www.hullcc.gov.uk/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/HOME/PLANNING/CONSERVATION/LISTED%20BUILDING/LISTEDBUILDINGS.PDF

(na) (nd)A Pictorial guide to telephone boxes, (online)Available: http://www.redphonebox.info/history.html

(na)(2012), The Telephone Box, (online) Available: http://www.elettra.co.uk/heritage.php

BBC (2001) Hanging on, the (public) telephone, (online) Available: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1659939.htm

Bibliography

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I would like to thank some key people without whom this project wouldn’t have existed. Christopher Nicole from Hull City Council, Anna Miller from Kingston Communications and the staff at Hull History Centre for their continual support. I would also like to thank my family, friends and Julie Bowering who have given their time to encourage and support me throughout this project.

Acknowledgments