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VoR[19] - AA box

08 Aug 2021 12 7 245
The old AA (Automobile Association) sentry telephone box [ ID No. 289] at Devil's Bridge. One of only 18 still preserved in their original location, another 12 or so, plus another 8 of the RAC equivalents have been relocated to Museums and the like. www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Motoring_organisation_telephone#List_of_remaining_AA_boxes_in_Original_Locations [These boxes - over 1000 - were dotted all over the UK, AA members had a key that gave them access to the interior and an emergency telephone - these days, modern mobile 'phones have largely superseded this system, and the AA itself is no longer a private members organisation but a commercial company offering roadside assistance, insurance for a price]