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First phone boxesThe red phone box, like red double­decker became the symbol of London a long time ago. Great Britain is one of the first countries which made street phones for citizens. Shortly, after Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone connection in 1876, phones appeared in stores and stations. But stores didn’t work at night andstations were only in large settlements. It was decided to build “houses” for telephones.First phone boxes were made of wood. called K2.These boxes began to be installed in 1926 in London, while the earlier K1 model continued in use elsewhere. In 1929, Scott re­designed the kiosk in concrete, known as the K3kiosk, which could be produced at a lower cost. first National Standard pillar box. Green was adopted as the standard colour for the early Victorian post boxes. Between 1866 and 1879 red was first adopted as the standard colour. Thefirst boxes to be painted red were in London in July 1874. Red post boxesRed Post Boxes can be seen all around London and the rest of the UK. The most common box seen in London is the red Pillar Box.On every post box in the UK, the Royal cipher can be seen of the reigning monarch at the time of the installation. It is made up of the Christian (first) name of the King or queen together with the letter R which stands for Regina (Queen) or Rex (King)In 1856, Richard Redgrave of the Department of Science and Art designed an ornate pillar boxfor use in London and other large cities. In 1859the design was improved, and this became the ER for Elizabeth Regina 1952 ­ present dayVR for Victoria Regina 1837 ­ 1901GR for George Rex (GeorgeV)1910 ­ 1936 or 1936­ 1952Sir Giles Gilbert Scott’s projectThe competition was held in 1924 by the Royal Fine Art Commission. They invited three respected architects and in the end selected the design of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Scott’s original design was, painted silver. The model was called K1. But when the final model was completed it was made of cast iron, painted red, so that it can easily be seen in the fog. It was 8. http://www.blog.edukation.com.ua/krasnaya­telefonnaya­budka­ischezayushhij­simvol­britanii/The history of London street furniture Why red? Read more:London is one of the most beautiful cities in theworld, a city of contrasts and style. There areitems that you can’t imagine London without.Red telephone boxes, pillar ­ boxes and thefamous red buses make this city unforgettable.Red color is almost everywhere in England.Even Napoleon said: 'Red is the color ofEngland. I can't stand it'. The Tudor rose is a traditional heraldic emblem of England and Hampshire, which is also called the Tudor rose, or rose of Union. The rose is theemblem of the English of the Tudor dynasty, who reigned from 1485 through 1603 year, and has become since then a symbol of England. It is portrayed in the double­roses: the white flower on top of scarlet.1. Значение красного цвета в жизни англичан [Электронный ресурс] : http / znacheniecvet :// krasnyj ­ cvet ­ cveta ­ krasnogo ­ v ­ . ru / krasnyj ­zhizni ­ anglichan . html;2. Anglotopia Magazine: Great British Icons – A History of the Red TelephoneBox[Электронный ресурс] . net . anglotopiahttps / british ­ :// www history british / anglotopia ­ icons ­ magazine ­ of ­ the ­ great ­ ­ red ­ ­ a ­ history telephone :// wiki ­ box / 2. org 3. https4. http://www.projectbritain.com/london/p / en / Post _ box ostboxes.html . com . lingvaflavor / istoriy :// www / ­ budki ­ telefonnoy a ­ krasnoy5. http 6. http://www.blog.edukation.com.ua/krasnaya­telefonnaya­budka­ischezayushhij­simvol­britanii/7. Почему телефонная будкакрасная?http://www.londonlove.ru/post Vlad ChivanovClass 7 b