Carshalton High Street Box

[hb88banzai]

Carshalton Box on High Street - Z1

Edit: This Box has two different positions on opposite sides of High Street. This initial Post covers the earlier location, with the later one being covered in a subsequent Post.

Original Box location, circa early to mid 1930's:



Full picture --


Current street view --



Closeup of the Box Site --



Site Street View URL:  http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=The+Square,+Carshalton,+Sutton&hl=en&ll=51.365118,-0.162656&spn=0.003731,0.007499&sll=51.36527,-0.161233&sspn=0.00978,0.019805&oq=the+s,+Carshalton&hnear=The+Square&t=m&layer=c&cbll=51.365118,-0.162656&panoid=T392ySkm6UPRgO-WQ4oaqg&cbp=12,182.27,,0,5.33&z=17

[hb88banzai]

Apparently one of the earlier type Boxes was on the same site.

Circa 1920 --

[DoctorWho8]

That's more of a Police Hut.
Bill "the Doctor" Rudloff

[hb88banzai]

Indeed, but they did make them with doors. It seems to have been a very common style/design for wooden Police Kiosks before the more substantial designs of the late 20's and early 30s in various locales.

[hb88banzai]

Final Box location:

Some time after the initial photo for this Topic was taken this Box was moved from its old location on the South side of High Street to the North side and about 20 yards to the East. Note that this last position is the one specified in the Met List.

Here is a photo of the Box in this new position --



Here is the matching street view --



Second Location Box Site Street View URL:  http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=The+Square,+Carshalton,+Sutton&hl=en&ll=51.365085,-0.162291&spn=0.007462,0.014999&sll=51.36527,-0.161233&sspn=0.00978,0.019805&oq=the+s,+Carshalton&hnear=The+Square&t=m&layer=c&cbll=51.365085,-0.162291&panoid=lOl54PYgzUAAlpFksNmpsw&cbp=12,359.19,,1,10.76&z=16

[the pioneer]

Here you go boys. A better picture!

[petewilson]

Beautiful Photo's (Both of them)  Thanks and well done for finding them!!


Pete

[hb88banzai]

Yes indeed - beautiful to see it in decent resolution. Photo is good enough to verify that it is the same Box (or at least exactly the same Type), just moved across the street. You can even see the remnants of the old sign below the Phone Door - partial outline and filled in screw holes!

[chriskingbees]

What is Elsie the Dalek saying?



KB

[DoctorWho8]

Was that an intentional shot or just a coincidence, KB?
Bill "the Doctor" Rudloff

[chriskingbees]

Oh, very, very intentional Bill. I used to pass this box early Saturday morning, when I was helping ol' Granddad on the milk round. I went there a couple of years ago and dug out the Mark 1 and "Hut" pictures from the library

KB

[rasskin]

caption for the Elsie picture?

"I might think the Dr's TARDIS is a bit rubbish, but the boy should look elsewhere to relieve himself!"

[petewilson]

What is interesting is that Cash Point didn't last long!!! 

[hb88banzai]

Oh, very, very intentional Bill. I used to pass this box early Saturday morning, when I was helping ol' Granddad on the milk round. I went there a couple of years ago and dug out the Mark 1 and "Hut" pictures from the library

KB

Very cool  

You don't happen to have a better resolution copy of that Mark 1 pic do you?

[chriskingbees]

Sadly not. It's just a scan of an old postcard

KB