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Volunteers preserve historic AA call box near Aysgarth in the Yorkshire Dales
Overview
Volunteers in the Yorkshire Dales are dedicating their time to maintain and preserve AA Box 442, a rare Grade II listed historic telephone box near Aysgarth. With only 22 original AA boxes remaining across Great Britain, local volunteers have spent years maintaining the surrounding gardens and keeping the motoring history alive.
Key points
- AA Box 442 near Aysgarth in the Yorkshire Dales is a rare Grade II listed historic telephone box maintained by local volunteers.
- Marjorie Workman and Peter Percival began tidying and maintaining the surrounding gardens in 2003, later discovering a family connection to the box's final local patrolman, George Percival.
- Sheila Simms took over the garden maintenance about a decade ago and added an informative display board inside the box.
- Only 22 original AA telephone boxes remain across Great Britain, serving as an important part of motoring heritage.
- Sheila is currently looking for additional volunteers and planning low-maintenance, drought-resistant garden updates for the spring.