Table of Contents
- 1Introduction
- 2Description
- 3Photos of construction part 1
- 4Photos of construction part 2
- 5Explanations
- 6Plans - Front, floor and footprint
- 7Plans - Base, floor, and wall layout
- 8Plans - Top and roof (millimetres)
- 9Plans - Top and roof (inches)
- 10Plans - The sign
- 11Plans - Details
- 12Plans - Fixed walls - metric
- 13Plans - Fixed wall - standard
- 14Plans - Wall/door - metric
- 15Plans - Wall/door - standard
- 16Materials overall
- 17Framing wood by section - metric
- 18Framing wood by section - standard
- 19Cutting list (frame)
- 20Step 1. Cut the frame pieces to length
- 21Step 2. Rip the relevant pieces to the required widths
- 22Step 3. Make the base
- 23Step 4. Make up the pillars
- 24Step 5. Assemble and stand the frames
- 25Step 6. Make the head (top section)
- 26Step 7. Make the walls
- 27Step 8. Install the walls, head, and door
- 28Step 9. Shape and fix the mullions
- 29Step 10. Shape and fix the decorative pillar top pieces
- 30Step 11. Paint time
- 31Step 12. Make the windows
- 32Step 13. Add the 'police call box' sign
- 33Step 14. Final touches (almost)
- 34Roof lamp Introduction
- 35Roof lamp Plans
- 36Sourcing the components
- 37Overview
- 38The lamp container cap
- 39Fibreglassing the cap
- 40The lamp container base
- 41Threaded rod to the cap
- 42Assemble the lamp container
- 43Put in a light or two
- 44The lights go on
Description
This police boxRough grade timber. is a very solid structure.
It is my take on the 1929 Mackenzie Trench design police watch box, very similar to (and the same size as) the Police Watch Box that sits outside Earls Court Railway Station in London.
The police box outside Earl’s Court tube station in London was built in 1997 and based on the 1929 Mackenzie Trench design.
The police box here is not a prop.
It is a very solid structure suitable not only for show, but also for many practical uses. It is big and strong enough to be used as a garden shed to store garden tools etc., and it can be transformed into a cattery, a pool side changing shed, or any other type of quirky rendition that could be limited only by your imagination.
This is a full-size version very similar to the police box outside Earl’s Court tube station in London.
It is designed for outside use. The corner pillars alone could just about hold up a house.
It is made in sections that can be dismantled if it ever needs to be moved
The footprint is 1430 mmAbbreviation for millimeter which is a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter. 25.4 mm equals one inch. (57¼”) square and it stands 2700 mm (9 ft) tall.
What’s ahead
On the next couple of pages is a pictorial account showing in sequence the different building stages. The images can be clicked on to go straight to the relevant page in the instructions.
On the page after that are a few important explanations, followed by the plans, the materials list, and the step-by-step building instructions with plenty of pictures and drawings to help along the way.
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