Hindhead Telephone Exchange, Surrey
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Hindhead Telephone Exchange, Surrey by David Hillas as part of the Geograph project.
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Hindhead Telephone Exchange, Surrey
Image: © David Hillas Taken: 28 May 2015
Situated down a track off Tower Road, this TE, which has the code THHH, replaced the former Manual TE in Exchange House, Hindhead Road in 1970, http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1673162 refers. It provides telephone and broadband services to 2,964 residential and 217 non-residential premises in Hindhead, plus Beacon Hill, Grayshott and Nutcombe nearby. A meerkat soft toy can be seen above the entrance whilst a BT Openreach van is parked to the right. Also, a BT warning notice and a yellow gritsalt bin can be seen to the left of this TE. The numbering range of this TE is (01428) 60xxxx, the (01428) referring to the Haslemere group of eight TEs, and its postcode is GU26 6ST.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.112721
Longitude
-0.739955