Reigate Telephone Exchange
Introduction
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Reigate Telephone Exchange
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 4 Oct 2008
Opened in 1936, it replaced a former exchange over the post office in Bell Street. It was converted to an electronic working on 4 June 1987 and is now unmanned. See Image for closeup of Edward VIII cipher at the centre of the frontage.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.238299
Longitude
-0.199885