Preston's iconic phone boxes have seen better days, but there's hope on the horizon

Britain’s longest line of traditional red phone boxes, outside the former Head Post Office in Market Street, have stood forlorn and forgotten for years

“We have noticed they aren’t in a great state of repair,” said Mark Whittle, manager of Preston’s Business Improvement District (BID), so after our story about exciting new plans for the boxes, we went down to take a closer look:

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