Shanklin Telephone Exchange (4)
Introduction
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Shanklin Telephone Exchange (4)
Image: © David Hillas Taken: 5 Jul 2011
This photo shows the Edward VIII cipher and the year 1936 above the entrance of this TE. Edward VIII was the uncrowned king of the United Kingdom who reigned from January to December 1936. Quite a few postboxes had this cipher on them, but as far as I am aware, Newport (IOW), SZ 4989 https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2823323 refers, and Shanklin were the only TEs on the Isle of Wight which had that same cipher inscribed above their entrances.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.631126
Longitude
-1.180589