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The last manual telephone exchange in the London telephone area.

Enfield Manual exchange. Early 1960s just before the change over to automatic.

Power and fuse board for 76 switchboards %2B Dir Enq.

The main fuse board for the 65 position manual A board and the 11 position B board which was for connecting incoming calls from Londons automatic exchanges. A system called CCI.

Power control and motor generator for manual telephone exchange

Enfield Manual exchange power control board just before change over to a 4,000 type Strowger automatic exchange. Both photos were taken by me, G3NQF

1. Bob Foudy says:
  06/03/09 07:55 AM
  
  Thanks for the interesting and unexpected site.
  I was at Enfield ATE from 1970 until 1978 as a TT(A), T2a and TO.
  I often wonder when it was converted to electronic, have you any idea?
  
  Kind regards,
  
  Bob.

WW2 pill box beside disused Stroud-water canal. near A38 and M5 Jcn.13

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The river Wye, & views from Symonds Yat rock. Herefordshire.

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