City of Leeds Police Telephone Box / Call Point

liits · Post by **liits** » Tue 10 Apr, 2012 11:41 am

A contact of mine on Flickr has an interest in police telephone boxes. In recent correspondence, he mentioned that he had been looking at Leodis and the photos of City of Leeds Police phone boxes [there are quite a few pics] and that while the design of the full size boxes [think tardis] were particular to Leeds, the smaller type call posts [pictured above] were standard throughout the country with the exception – in some cases, of the relevant police force’s crest being added to the box.Would anybody know if the Leeds boxes had the force’s crest on them?

jonleeds · Post by **jonleeds** » Tue 10 Apr, 2012 5:10 pm

I dont know the answer to your question Liits, but does anyone know if the 'Tardis' is still there outside Wetherby nick? I always used to see it on the way to the car boot sales at the racecourse and Rufforth on a Sunday, but I've not had a car for a couple of years so its a while since I was up that way...

jdbythesea · Post by **jdbythesea** » Tue 10 Apr, 2012 8:28 pm

liits wrote: A contact of mine on Flickr has an interest in police telephone boxes. In recent correspondence, he mentioned that he had been looking at Leodis and the photos of City of Leeds Police phone boxes [there are quite a few pics] and that while the design of the full size boxes [think tardis] were particular to Leeds, the smaller type call posts [pictured above] were standard throughout the country with the exception – in some cases, of the relevant police force’s crest being added to the box.Would anybody know if the Leeds boxes had the force’s crest on them? Are there still any police boxes in Leeds? The only one that I know about anywhere else is on the harbour top in Scarborough.

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue 10 Apr, 2012 8:41 pm

We visited Edinburgh last September, and they seem to have kept a number of police boxes, all locked up and obviously disused for many years.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Tue 10 Apr, 2012 8:44 pm

Perhaps our ex force members can help here?One of 'em once told me that back in 50's/60's there was a place (not a station) just off Shaw Lane for police.Anyone?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 10 Apr, 2012 9:21 pm

Jogon wrote: Perhaps our ex force members can help here?One of 'em once told me that back in 50's/60's there was a place (not a station) just off Shaw Lane for police.Anyone? There used to be one of a different variety - it was built into the curved wall on the corner of Belle Vue Road and Woodsley Road.I think the replacement stones can still be seen.

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Tue 10 Apr, 2012 9:45 pm

jonleeds wrote: but does anyone know if the 'Tardis' is still there outside Wetherby nick? It is.

liits · Post by **liits** » Tue 10 Apr, 2012 9:47 pm

Jogon wrote: Perhaps our ex force members can help here? That's sort of what I was hoping for. BLAKEY wrote: There used to be one of a different variety - it was built into the curved wall on the corner of Belle Vue Road and Woodsley Road. Here's a pic of both types of call point and both types were used in Leeds.

biofichompinc · Post by **biofichompinc** » Tue 10 Apr, 2012 9:57 pm

Brunel wrote: jonleeds wrote: but does anyone know if the 'Tardis' is still there outside Wetherby nick? It is. For some unedifying information about the Wetherby box, have a look at (4) on this link.....http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~trekk ... s.htmlWhat do they know in New Zealand anyway?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 10 Apr, 2012 11:51 pm

[quotenick="liits"] BLAKEY wrote: There used to be one of a different variety - it was built into the curved wall on the corner of Belle Vue Road and Woodsley Road./quote] That's an interesting picture indeed liits - I'm afraid I misled you slightly though - the one in Belle Vue Road was actaully a full size Police box rather than a call point, same topic though.