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TL0449 : BT Offices, Harpur Street, Bedford

near to Bedford, Bedfordshire, Great Britain

BT Offices, Harpur Street, Bedford

When I was growing up in the 1950's and 60's, this was known as Telephone House, and the exchange was in the ground floor. I used to pass it regularly going to school and can remember the sound of all the electro-mechanical switches clicking round as numbers were selected. (Officially known as Strowger switches, I think they were called Strowger bars locally. See Wikipedia Link

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See the St Loyes side of the building TL0449 : St Loyes Street, Bedford

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Grid Square: TL0449, 108 images (more nearby)
Photographer: RichTea (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 19 June, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 1 July, 2009
Category: Offices (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TL 048 499 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:8.2848N 0:28.1288W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TL 048 499
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)