Former telephone exchange
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Former telephone exchange
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 4 Oct 2015
Built 1939, with later extensions, in red brick with Westmorland slate roof, Listed Grade II. When listed in 2002 it housed the museum of the Institute of British Telecom Engineers' museum, including some original switching equipment, but the museum had to close for financial reasons and the building is currently unused.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.302824
Longitude
-1.121824