A Grade II listed Whitley Bay phone box is to refurbished with visions of turning it into a community asset once again.
The telephone box, known as a number four kiosk (K4), outside Whitley Bay Metro Station was erected in 1928 as part of an experiment to replace post offices. The phone box acted simultaneously as a post box and stamp dispenser.
Only around 50 such telephone boxes were built and operated across the UK, many of which are now in museums after the experiment failed. The noise generated by the stamp dispenser disrupted phone calls much to the annoyance of users.
