Police Box, Buchanan Street

Category: Marker/Sign/Street Furniture

Police Box, Buchanan Street
This piece of street furniture will be familiar if you are a fan of Doctor Who - it is exactly the same as the Doctor's Tardis. But it is not really
a time machine. Once, boxes like this were common all over cities in Britain. They were used by Police Officers to stay in touch with their base using the telephone fitted inside. When mobile radios were introduced, the boxes were not needed any longer and were mostly taken away.
Artist Anne Shaw used the box to display her artworks during 1996. The box is a reminder of the way the city looked in past decades.
It is now used by a coffee vendor!