This Is My Glasgow

Police box beside Barrowland Park on the east end of Glasgow. Invented by Charles Eggar, a Glasgow fireman, police boxes first appeared on the city's streets in 1891.

The original signal boxes were hexagonal and made of cast iron by the Macfarlane and Co Saracen foundry. A similarilty in design strongly suggests it was based on a men's urinal already produced it that company.

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Jul 31, 2023 at 7:28amWeb
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowJul 31, 2023

The style of box shown in this picture replaced the original ones in the 1930s and unlike other parts of the UK, Glasgow police boxes were traditionally painted red rather than blue.

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Show threadColin RosenthalJul 31, 2023
@thisismyglasgow I remember the Police Box on Nether Auldhouse Road from my childhood, but in my memory it was blue - although much darker than in this photo. Of course it's possible that the vagaries of time have mixed it up with other Police Boxes I have seen since!
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowJul 31, 2023
@gorhendad_oldbuck The Glasgow police boxes were finally painted blue in the 1960s (I think), but yes a darker blue than this one.
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@thisismyglasgow Is it bigger on the inside? πŸ˜‰
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowJul 31, 2023
@petrescatraian I'd left my sonic screwdriver at home, so I couldn't get in to check! 🀣