Red Telephone Box
Minister for
Culture David Lammy has chosen the traditional red telephone box, a
piece of design history that dates back to 1924.
When David was born in 1972 the red boxes were still a staple part of the
English environment; their decline didn’t really begin until the early
1990s.
“It’s a much loved, internationally recognised British icon,” he says.
Commenting
on the ICONS project, he adds: “No one can fail to respond to some of
the icons that feature in this project, whether it's Stonehenge, the
London Eye or the great British cuppa. Who hasn't ached for a
proper cup of tea when they've been on an overseas holiday, or yearned
for their team to pick up the FA Cup at the end of the season? Icons
are important to us because they evoke thoughts and emotions about how
we feel about our place in society. The Icons website helps us to
explore how our response to icons has shaped our understanding of
personal and national identity."
Read more about and vote on red telephone boxes.
Image of David Lammy ©topfoto.co.uk
David Lammy MP
Politician
Tottenham-born David Lammy was elected MP for Tottenham at age 27 in a 2000 by-election following the death of Bernie Grant. Raised in a family of five by a single mother, he became a barrister in 1994 and was the first black Briton to study a Masters in Law at the Harvard Law School in 1997.
