This Tiny House is Bigger on the Inside

Look what we saw when we toured a Tiny House Neighborhood!

They must be Doctor Who fans. They painted the hardie board siding Tardis Blue, the same color as a Police Public Call Box.

The trim is white. Great contrast.

British Call Box Blue with Bright White Trim

Trivia: What were real Police Call Boxes made of? (Answer at the bottom of the page)

Trivia: Who owns the copyright to the police box? (Answer at the bottom of the page)

Trivia: What was in a Police Public Call Box? (Answer at the bottom of the page)

Check out the front door! It has the same sign as the Tardis!

Look closely.

Trivia: How many Police Public Call Boxes were there? (Answer at the bottom of the page)

Trivia: What TV Show did the Tardis start out in? (Answer at the bottom of the page)

Trivia: What did the light do? (Answer at the bottom of the page)

POLICE PUBLIC CALL BOX

Fun!

POLICE TELEPHONE
FREE
FOR USE OF
PUBLIC
ADVICE & ASSISTANCE
OBTAINABLE IMMEDIATELY
OFFICER & CARS
RESPOND TO ALL CALLS
PULL TO OPEN

Did You Know

• British Police Boxes were made out of concrete.
• They were a miniature police station.
• The police box had a telephone to talk directly to a police station.
• The light on top flashed when the telephone was in use, so the closest officer could see it and respond.
• London had almost 700 blue police boxes in 1963 when Doctor Who was first on TV.
• The TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) was camouflaged. It would not have been obvious as a police box, with them so common.
• The blue box was built for the Doctor Who show. It was not a prop left over in the warehouse.
• BBC, not the Police, owns the copyright to the police box.

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