Telephone Call Box, Junction Of Bridge Road And Spylaw Street, Edinburgh

This is a Telephone Call Box located at the junction of Bridge Road and Spylaw Street in Edinburgh. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 and produced between 1936 and 1968, it is a standard K6 telephone kiosk. The kiosk features three sides of lying-pane glazing that are approximately 8 feet high, with narrow margin lights. One of the glazed sides has a cup handle aligned with the fourth and fifth panes, which forms the door. The rear of the kiosk has a blind cast-iron panel that holds the telephone and a shelf. Each side of the kiosk displays a rectangular glass opal with the word "TELEPHONE" in black lettering, a vent below, and a central embossed crown on top. The structure rises into four segmental-headed pediments that terminate in a saucer dome. The kiosk is made of cast iron and is painted in Post Office red.