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The AA Box No 472 can be found on the A93 from Aberdeen to Ballater at Cambus O'May, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is thought to be one of only ten preserved Automobile Association Boxes in the UK. Another example of an AA Telephone Call Box can be found on the A149 at Brancaster, England.
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There is a small layby to allow visitors to park at the Aberdeenshire AA Box. Though the door can be opened to reveal interesting photos and message boards, the telephone no longer works. Pictures include the original box in use and images of the restoration work.
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AA Box 472 in Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms National Park dates back to about 1927 when these Automobile Association Boxes were built to provide their motorcycle and sidecar patrolmen some shelter from the elements: much needed in the winter of Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire.
This cross gable roof design AA Box would have been called a sentry box by the AA staff and members. Simpler designed earlier AA Boxes date back to 1911. In later years they would also have been used by AA members who would have been given a special key upon membership. If they broke down and needed assistance they could then access the telephone in the AA Box in an era before mobile phones. Switchboard operators could then accurately locate the motorist. The boxes would contain items of help to a lost, stranded or broken down motorist such as a lamp, torch, maps and fire extinguisher. As the use of mobile phones progressed then sadly these boxes fell into disrepair. In 2009 five locals decided to renovate AA Box 472 to its former glory. Photographs of this renovation work can be found at www.aabox472.webs.com
More Monuments of Aberdeenshire.
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Burn o Vat Waterfall
Cambus O May Suspension Bridge
Braemar Castle
Ballater Queen Victoria Replica Royal Railway Carriage Model
AA Box 472 Ballater
Photographs of AA Box 472 Ballater in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire with information and history about this historic AA phone box at Cambus O'May Ballater.:The AA Box No 472 can be found on the A93 from Aberdeen to Ballater at Cambus O'May, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is thought to be one of only ten preserved Automobile Association Boxes in the UK. Another example of an AA Telephone Call Box can be found on the A149 at Brancaster, England.
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My new novel:
The Aberdeen skies are under attack from an enemy jet. It is spilling a strange yellow smoke. Minutes later, people start killing each other.
Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
Download Now.
Buy the Paperback.
There is a small layby to allow visitors to park at the Aberdeenshire AA Box. Though the door can be opened to reveal interesting photos and message boards, the telephone no longer works. Pictures include the original box in use and images of the restoration work.
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
Download.
Buy the paperback.
An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
Advertise Here from just £70.
AA Box 472 in Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms National Park dates back to about 1927 when these Automobile Association Boxes were built to provide their motorcycle and sidecar patrolmen some shelter from the elements: much needed in the winter of Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire.
This cross gable roof design AA Box would have been called a sentry box by the AA staff and members. Simpler designed earlier AA Boxes date back to 1911. In later years they would also have been used by AA members who would have been given a special key upon membership. If they broke down and needed assistance they could then access the telephone in the AA Box in an era before mobile phones. Switchboard operators could then accurately locate the motorist. The boxes would contain items of help to a lost, stranded or broken down motorist such as a lamp, torch, maps and fire extinguisher. As the use of mobile phones progressed then sadly these boxes fell into disrepair. In 2009 five locals decided to renovate AA Box 472 to its former glory. Photographs of this renovation work can be found at www.aabox472.webs.com
More Monuments of Aberdeenshire.
Other nearby Aberdeenshire attractions include:
Burn o Vat Waterfall
Cambus O May Suspension Bridge
Braemar Castle
Ballater Queen Victoria Replica Royal Railway Carriage Model
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