Peter Kent-Baguley

 Swan Square, Burslem, the heart of the "Mother Town of the Potteries" is currently undergoing a £250,000 make-over. Gone are the underground lavatories surrounded by chunky iron railings seen in the picture to the left (looking north) with the Swan pub in the left background. To the right, background are two of BT's steel and glass telephone boxes with flat roofs, adding nothing of worth to the square and in fact looking like part of the clutter. The picture below, taken in the early stages of the start of the surface works, shows the Swan now boarded-up awaiting a new tenant.

But, mysteriously, and wonderfully, the picture shows the hideous designless BT 'phone boxes, replaced by a pair of iconic Jubilee K6 kiosks.

The transformation is thanks to Hugh Urwin of Live & Learn Land, Hamil Road, Burslem, who has a passion for Burslem and for its community involvement in its post-pottery manufacturing heyday rejuvenation. Let's hope BT sees the value of the re-introduction of a pair of K6s to Swan Square.