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Project_______01482 Issue 01

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.

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Project_______01482Issue 01

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.

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My name is Claire Sawdon, I am a photographer trying to make it! For the last 10 months I have been travelling around Hull documenting the telephone boxes. I started this project because I never really thought about why Hull had a different colour telephone box to everywhere else in the UK. It was only after showing some students from my university degree at Leeds College of Art, that I realised people were curious and hadn’t seen cream telephones before. Telephone boxes were something I took for granted, and didn’t really notice anymore. It was at this point I decided that I would try and put Hull on the map, showing its unique quirky side. Working with Hull City Council and Kingston Communication I gained a list of the telephone boxes just in the Hull Boundary, HU1–HU9 post code areas. I spent hours in the Hull History Centre looking at archives trying to understand how and why Hull was so different. It became apparent that the Telephone system in Hull wasn’t just about a telephone, it was about a community and pride. The telephone system offered quirky services and tried to cater for all, children, mothers, fishermen, pigeon lovers. However there is a sadness in this project that these telephone kiosks are being made redundant, and almost have become invisible. This projects aim, is to raise awareness of the telephone box, and maybe through this project make you notice them too.

This project and other long term projects can be seen at www.clairesawdon.com

tHe telepHone SyStem in HUll waSn’t jUSt aboUt a telepHone, it waS aboUt

commUnity and pride.

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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 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

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

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

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 505644rokeby avenue (1)01482 407287tilbury road (1)01482 643474

beverley road (2/5)01482 44508801482 471589bontoft avenue (1)01482 448824calvert lane (2)01482 50562901482 505634chanterlands avenue (2)01482 40730901482 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 471585

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newland avenue (1)01482 471594pearson park (1)01482 471601princes avenue (4)01482 44864001482 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

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 80736501482 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

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 839585midmere avenue (1)01482 829077moorfoot close (1)01482 821753nidderdale (1)01482 839265noddle Hill way (1)01482 831334penine way (1)01482 831863Quarrington grove (1)

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01482 835911roborough close (1)01482 836979Soffham road (1) 01482 829999Sutton road (1)01482 376188wareham close (1)01482 829066wawne road (1)01482 820233

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 374250Holderness 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 32601201482 826848Studley Street (1) 01482 562244welland road (1) 01482 701712wenning grove (1)01482 701713

astwood avenue (1)01482 376230 bareham road (1)01482 374165bexhill avenue (1)01482 374143bilsdale grove (1)01482 374120elmbridge parade (1)01482 374148great Union Street (1)01482 327442Hedon road 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) 01482 70764701482 78287701482 70981601482 376253parthian way (1) 01482 376254

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plimsoll way (1)01482 376254portobello Street (1)01482 374166preston road (3)01482 37518501482 37529901482 376238rustenburg Street (1)01482 781756Sherburn Street (1)01482 569928Southcoates 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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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, was 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, home to poets Andrew Marvell, Philip Larkin, and slave absolutist

HUll aS a UniQUe place 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 the 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 and it continues to change and progress, developing new buildings and tourist attractions including the award winning The Deep aquarium.

One aspect in which Hull is unique is its telephone kiosks, many 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.

H U l l ’ S c r e a m t e l e p Ho n e k i o S k S

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.

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Quirky services were offered to the public through the telephone systems. An example of the services available were.

weather Service_01482 211811 (daily weather forecasts including coastal waters)Hull Health line_01482 29933 (24 hour health line for information on over 200 health topics)bedtime Stories_01482 211711 (a different story was told each evening from November to March)father christmas Story_01482 211211 (available on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th Dec, then the Nativity story on the 25th December)radio line_01482 211202 (for entertainment and information)dial-a-job line_01482 211555 (a 24 hour service for job hunters)phone diary_01482 211611 (listed local attractions and events)telechef_01482 211511 (menus were updated every week)teledisc_01482 211411 (listen to the record of the week)

Other services such as football and rugby scores, and dial a pigeon and other information services were available during key events.

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Throughout this project I have found out more and more about the services offered to the public through the telephone systems. 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 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.

tHe telepHone kioSk and tHe c o m m U n i t y

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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to find oUt more aboUt project 01482 ViSit….

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to find oUt more aboUt project 01482 ViSit….

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