Wheathampstead Telephone Exchange
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Image: © David Hillas Taken: 15 Sep 2018
Situated in East Lane, this TE is of a standard design dating from the late 1960s. It has the code SMWTD and provides telephone and broadband services to 2,087 residential and 109 non-residential premises in Wheathampstead plus Blackmore End and Coleman Green nearby. A square white BT warning notice can be seen on this building, whilst the entrance to the TE is to the right. The numbering range of this TE is (01582) 83xxxx, the (01582) referring to the Luton group of ten TEs, and its postcode is AL4 8BH.