You could actually live in a Police Box that sized!  

Another one here in colour Perth Road

Interesting grey/red livery


Better quality pic of one posted above


top view of another of the big ones. It appears to have skylights


Another grey/red finish box with post mounted and bracket mounted signal lamps


These boxes where constructed from steel and made in Glasgow

Couple of slimline versions here.

How to install a Dundee box, very high tech.

Few more Dundee boxes. There was massive controversy over these boxes when they were first commissioned. Many were moved and there were complains that they were eyesores/ poorly sited.

An enquiry was held into the procurement of the boxes and there were allegations of corruption involving the chief constable.

Is it just me, or does it look like there's variation in the sizing of these? There's a squarish type, and then ones that look like 2 and 3 section versions.
As for the controversy.. I can see where the largest type might have generated complaint!

Yep definitely three different variations in the design. The squashed ones look like they would be quite claustrophobic. Though they were probably much bigger than they look in the photos.

To my eye (which, admittedly could be wrong) the smallest, squarest one looks like it might be slightly wider than a Met Box? I'm trying to judge the size of the last image, where it takes up over 2/3 of the pavement width - and that's back when pavements were really wide (three paving slabs in this case) before all the roads got widened due to traffic.

Supposition and guess work ahead:

Judging by the fact that one slab is wide enough for two people to walk abreast I could posit that we're looking at old-fashioned 3ft wide slabs? The box (not including base) is a little less than two slabs wide and a very quick calculation gives me very roughly about 4 and a half-ish feet wide by 8 and a bit feet tall?

Feel free to tear my calculations to shreds.

Edit to clarify: I'm referring to the square type that resembles a Met Box - which looks like it comes in a single, double and triple-length types*. Not the extremely small type.

*My eyes may be playing tricks and it's just 2 sizes

I reckon that sounds pretty accurate. So the longest side would probably be about 6ft? 


What do you think the narrow ones are? (Posted Sept 11) If they are less than 3ft wide that would be less than and K6 and miserable to get into.

Hmm, I'd missed that really narrow one!
It really doesn't look much wider than a GPO Phone box -just a single door's width. Unless there was a little fold-down seat, it must have been standing room for 1 only. Apart from keeping out of the rain, I can't see it serving much more of a function than a (presumably cheaper) Police Post?

BTW, this is what I thought I was seeing first, and then me second guessing it:

Think the alternative version is more likely. They are definitely taller than they are long.