Lib Dem councillors Stephen Brister and Chrissie Hitchcock, alongside MP for Kingston and Surbiton Ed Davey, have launched a campaign to block the Tory Council’s proposals to get rid of Kingston’s iconic tumbling phone boxes at the junction of Old London Rd and Clarence St.

The phone boxes artwork called “Out of Order”, which feature in many photos and postcards of Kingston, has become a popular and recognisable feature of Kingston town centre.

But in the now notorious draft development brief for the Eden Quarter the Council say that “The telephone boxes should be removed or relocated”. (Click here to Download the Eden Quarter Development brief – the quote is on page 54)

Lib Dem Cllr Chrissie Hitchcock said “I simply could not believe it when I saw that not only do the Tories want to pave over part of the Fairfield but now they also want to get rid of the tumbling phone boxes. They have no respect for the heritage of our town”

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