Covent Garden Telephone Exchange (1)

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The photograph on this page of Covent Garden Telephone Exchange (1) by David Hillas as part of the Geograph project.

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Covent Garden Telephone Exchange (1)

Image: © David Hillas Taken: 12 Oct 2010

Located at 30-34 Bow Street WC2E 7AT, this TE used to have COVent Garden and TEMple Bar numbers until the late 1960s. It now has 0207-240, 257, 379, 438, 497, 831 and 836 plus some other Inner London numbers. The covering outside the TE does not exactly enhance its appearance. Martlett Court can be seen on the left.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.513143
Longitude
-0.121493