Restoring and transporting the decommissioned GPO telephone box from Buckfastleigh to France took two years. A monumental task. These photos chart its progress to the village of Fontaine-Henry.
Please stay on the line. High wire act at Buckfast. | |
Queue outside the telephone box | |
Champagne breakfast for the team | |
Kept on hold. Box is tied up for over a year | |
Reconnection. Finally on the move again | |
Giving it a wide berth. Team on tenterhooks. | |
Finally locked and loaded. Team soaked but spirits high. | |
Twinning guard of honour ready for departure. | |
BBC Spotlight interviews Andy and Cathy before their epic voyage | |
Arrival in Fontaine-Henry. Local farmer gets to grips with the box. | |
Fontaine-Henry mayor directs operations | |
Fait accompli! Proper job! | |
Standing tall in the Fontaine-Henry main square. |