One rather unusual sight you'll see all over the centre of Edinburgh is old police boxes which have been turned into coffee bars. Obviously, the old police boxes fell out of use, but by turning them into these rather cool little coffee bars, the streets of the city have managed to retain a little piece of history while changing with the times. As I don't work in the city centre, I don't get much of a chance to frequent them much, but when I was a student, a hot coffee on the walk to a 9 o'clock lecture was a very welcome pick-me-up!
5 comments:
hey there! haven't dropped by for awhile, and look at this. it's good to see how things don't go to waste.
What a super idea! And it's making me hungry...
That's really cool - love it!
What a great idea! Better than just tearing things down all the time.
They have them in Glasgow too and I saw the planning permission notice on the one near Glasgow Cathedral just before it was converted to a coffee bar. I was amused to see that the official planning notice described the police box as a Tardis. :-)
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