There are still many traditional blue police boxes on the streets of Edinburgh. Although they serve no practical use these days, it is still nice to see their bright colour, especially in Spring when they contrast perfectly with the pink blossom.
A number of the old boxes have been sold off to anyone willing to bid. Some have been purchased by collectors, others by innovative business people. If the new owner wanted to keep the box on the streets they had to change its colour from traditional blue and obtain planning permission. They are only small, but it is still possible to run a small business out of them.
Travel with Intent 
Thanks for all the likes on my blog; I’m pleased to have discovered yours. I featured police boxes too – I think you got to that post – so it’s great to see your take on it. I’ve never really noticed them in Edinburgh: I’ll need to keep my eyes open now.
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You have a fascinating blog. I haven’t spent enough time in Glasgow yet, but I’ve enjoyed what I’ve seen. Yes, I saw your police boxes 🙂
On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 8:04 AM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Wow what fab uses for the phone boxes it’s nice to c traditional items dotted about but when reused as something useful that’s fab too #alphabetproject
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Wow what fab uses for the police boxes it’s nice to c traditional items dotted about but when reused as something useful that’s fab too #alphabetproject
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A bit of recycling is always good 🙂
On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Well I’ve heard of tiny houses!!!
Ann
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I LOVE repurposed buildings.
ROG, ABCW
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Me too. I like to see old and new coalesce.
On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:06 AM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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I’ve never seen these before but they are fab!
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I have seen them, Edinburgh is such a beautiful town !
Gattina
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It is indeed!
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They are a nice pop of color!
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And its good to see some of them put to good use again
On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 10:07 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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How fun are these! I love their idea to reuse these. Happy Pink Saturday, Debbie. This post is being featured on my Pink Saturday post this week as “the one that caught my eye”.
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LOVE! I’ll take one of each, please. 🙂
Happy pinks.
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I would love one for in my back yard great garden house
HPS Laura
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The pictures are great and the blue is perfect against the pink blossoms. They are the perfect size to sell hotdogs or yogurt ice cream. It would look great in my yard. I have no idea what the police did in them? I am glad I am not the only one asking:)
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I have no idea what a police box is but they are so cute…I wopuld love one in my back yard…thank you for sharing…HPS Michelle
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Cool finds. I’ve discovered Heartbeat and it is funny that they don’t have any of these police boxes on it – they have to find a phone box in the middle of the moors – even the police have to use them too. Then of course, there is Dr Who. Say no more.
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Love this post!
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Adorable!!
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They are so stinkin’ cute, who WOULDN’T love to have one…either for a small business…or have one moved to your backyard and make an adorable potting shed out of it…a little playhouse…so many ways to keep these around.
Now, I’m curious as to what the police used them for….?
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So decorative. They make me smile.
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Love the small shop running out of it! Super cute
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A trifle bizarre, perhaps, but thank you for sharing these, Debbie
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