Man's 'astonishing' phone box exhibition

Chris Bennett has been taking photo through the phonebox in Lancaster for the last five years.

A photographer has transformed a phone box that is set to be removed into an exhibition of "astonishing" images he has taken from through the glass.

Chris Bennet has been taking images from booth on Penny Street from Lancaster for the past five years as the tones created by the glass saw his photos "spring to life".

But a notice was recently put up by BT to say the phone box will be taken down at the end of the year.

Mr Bennet told BBC Radio Lancashire that the telecoms giant has let him turn it into an exhibition of his work before it is taken away.

Passersby are encouraged to take their photo home if they spot themselves

Mr Bennett said the photos were transformed when he tried shooting through the two panes of glass of the phone box.

"It's kind of pastel toned and looks almost like its done with crayon", he said.

The tone of the images changed when a BT engineer changed the glass.

Mr Bennett described it as like having "a clean sheet of paper to work from", and said "it was interesting watching the patina build up" on the new pane of glass.

One of Chris' photographs, complete with One Way stickers

A spokesperson from BT said: "The kiosk's planned removal will take place anytime from the beginning of November", and they can't be more specific "as its removal is subject to variable factors".

The telecoms giant confirmed it will be removed before the end of the year.

Mr Bennett said: "If this project was going to finish this is the best way it could have happened, having BT allow me to stage this exhibition which is fantastic."