British Telephone Box - Oxford, MS - Payphones on Waymarking.com

County of marker: Lafayette County
Location of marker: E. Jackson St. & Courthouse Square, city hall lawn, Oxford
Marker erected: August 18, 1995
Marker erected by: City of Oxford
Box donated by: John J. and Laura Morgan Valentine

Marker text:

BRITISH TELEPHONE BOX
c. 1930 Originally installed in the Oxfordshire, England country side during the reign of King George V, thus the King's Crown on each side above the windows. Taken out of service in 1991 by British Telecom and brought to America by John and Laura Valentine.

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"The town of Oxford ws named after Oxford, England, so it's only fitting to have a double-decker bus and a red phone booth.

"According to a previous Oxford EAGLE article, Oxford resident John Valentine originally purchased the red phone booth while he was service as a U.S. Air Force colonel in Oxford, England. He shipped it back to Mississippi, and it was donated to the city.

"Oxford Building and Grounds Superintendent Billy Lamb said the booth was added to the Oxford Square Aug. 30, 1995

"Michele McCormic Photography features a picture of the booth and describes it as a "British-style old fashioned phone booth on Oxford Square that is little used, but functional."' ~ The Oxford Eagle, by LeReeca Rucker, March 27, 2016

Phone number: (662) 259-2814 Ring Tone: Clanging ring of Old Move Pay Phones

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