Images reproduced by courtesy of bt archives, london, england. Nysl holdings are listed below in alphabetical order by. Guildhall library has one of the largest collections of historic trade and telephone directories in the united kingdom. The international white pages uk is the easy way to find people, phone numbers, and information in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. Thomas, ontario 1956 brantfordwoodstock, ontario 1957 sarniapetrolia, ontario 1958 oshawa, ontario 1955 galt guelph kitchenerwaterloo, ontario 1958 bellevilletrenton, ontario 1958 barriecollingwoodmidland, ontario 1 2. The edison telephone company of london publishes first. Western electric bell system telephone wooden booth door guide bronze bushing. Have a look at our series from the earliest days here. Searchable database of long distance calling codes for countries and. Be aware that information may have changed since it was published. This number still works and is widely publicised, eg. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lizzies war.
Its tough dating information based on a phone number. We have a nearcomplete set of phone books for the whole country produced not only by bt, but also by its predecessors including post office telecommunications, the national telephone company and other. About british phone books, 18801984 this collection contains british phone books published between 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced to the uk, and 1984, from the historic phone book collection held by bt archives. The vigilant offlicence, 6 regent parade, sutton still with a phone number on vigilant exchange. The first telephone exchange was in the city of london and had seven subscribers. This collection contains british phone books published between 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced to the uk, and 1984, from the historic phone book collection held by bt archives. The phone company in most cities publishes a directory of everyone in that area who has a listed phone number. Trade directories and telephone books city of london. Bell systems phone booth 1947 excellent condition rare. The phone book to cover the whole country was published in 1896 and had 81,000 numbers. Some of the things i have put down as justification for name may in fact be derivations from the exchange name. Its a crucial market for any business with an international outlook.
Library catalogue books about the history of various london buildings. Much like city directories, a telephone directory will include the name and address of a given person, as well as their telephone number. Vintage 1950s pay phone payphone rotary booth antique coin bank wall mount. Nov 25, 2010 this is the result of enhancing and stabilizing the driving through london 1950s video that could be found elsewhere on youtube around 2010, but now is no longer there. London the decade brought affluence, conservatism and freedom following on from the second world war. Uk phone book uk telephone directory find phone numbers.
Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data. But by 1912 all except the telephone service of kingston upon hull and guernsey had been bought out by the post office. London in the 1950s was going through some massive social and economic changes. Find uk people, phone numbers, businesses, services and more with the national enquiry page for the united kingdom. The quality and significance of the documents, photographs and films we preserve have been recognised by both arts council england and unesco uk historical phone books. The first phone book covering the whole of britain was published in 1896, containing 81,000 numbers and 1,350 pages specialist telephone directories also. The first place to start at the library is this card catalogue index that has been maintained by librarians for more than 40 years. The post office also operated telephone services in jersey until 1923 and the isle of man until 1969 when the islands took over responsibility for their. You may search for any first name, occupation, phone number, street name, etc. In 1915 there were 75,000 phone connections on a population of 6 million people. Thompson after tourists and russian millionaires, nobody seems to love london as much as authors.
Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. In the united states and in some parts of canada, telephone booth or phone booth is the commonly used term for the structure, while in the commonwealth of. The phone book published that year is the first phone book with all dutch numbers in a single tome. Find the history of your house london public library. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Rudolf sieber, director husband of marlene dietrich in german phone directories, 19151981. City directories on microfilm or microfiche and selected telephone books and county directories on microfilm are filed in cabinets in the 7th floor microforms area. If you cant phone us, please start a conversation by email.
Some elements not least the overcrowding at rush hour look familiar to the modern londoner while other aspects seem quite. Heres what london looked like in the 1940s londonist. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Evocative photos of londons west end in the 1950s flashbak. Photographs the london room has print photographs of londoners, buildings, houses and streetscenes. Nov 24, 2015 our library has a 1944 and 1953 chicago telephone directory and a 19581959 chicagoland suburban telephone directory. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website. All of the codes required to make phone calls in the uk can be confusing. Use the phone book to find people or dialling codes. London is one of the worlds most important financial hubs, as well as a fashion and culture capital and tourist hotspot. You may also do lookups on the white pages alphabetically, as. The telephone service in the united kingdom was originally provided by private companies and local councils. These paper files contain clippings from the london free press on various neighbourhoods in london from the 1950s to 1993.
Find uk residential and business phone numbers listed by name with our easy to use online telephone directory service. This site allows users to search by area code or locality, displays area codes by state, and provides the time zone of area codes. British phone books timeline 1879 the telephone company opens the first telephone exchange in the uk in coleman street in the city of london, with only seven subscribers 1880 on 15 january the telephone company issues the first phone book containing 248 london personal and business names, but no telephone numbers. Uk white pages find people, phone numbers, and more.
Search the phone book from bt to find contact details of businesses and people across the uk, or uk and country dialling codes. Look up an address and find out if that house or building has a city of london heritage designation or has been. Telephone directories contain addresses and phone numbers and can be quite helpful in locating living relatives or possible relatives with the same surname or a similar surname. British phone books 18801984 from the collection held by bt archives. The telephone service in the united kingdom was originally provided by private companies and.
These incredible images show what life in 1950s london was. The library also holds files of telephone directories from the 1950s for eire and the channel islands. Lifestyle london life these incredible images show what life in 1950s london was really like it was time of great social and economic change in the capital. Save money by using ukphonebook where you get 5 free telephone number searches every day. Among the shocking cases of violent death jonathan oates reconstructs in this, the third volume in his series on unsolved murders in the capital, are the killing of 5yearold eileen lockhart, the strangulation of a young woman whose body was found in a bombed house in 1941, the mysterious cranford park murder, the assassination of countess teresa lubienska, and the strangulation of elizabeth. London director exchange names a list of all the telephone exchanges in the london england. Unfinished phone box wood english british telephone booth old style. Most of the collection is in hard copy, but some older material from the bt archives london and provincial phone books, january 1880 to july 1912 is only available on microfilm. Telephone numbers in the united kingdom have a structure that reflects their historical demands, starting from many independent companies to a system that supports many different services including cellular phones which were never initially envisaged. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document. Buchner, alexander, mechanical musical instruments, book. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory.
History of telephone numbers in the united kingdom wikipedia. This is the result of enhancing and stabilizing the driving through london 1950s video that could be found elsewhere on youtube around 2010, but now is. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. A telephone booth, telephone kiosk, telephone call box, telephone box or public call box is a small structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone users convenience. British phone books, 18851984 mapping the practice and. London yellow pages phone books in ontario on whitepages. A telephone booth, telephone kiosk, telephone call box, telephone box or public call box is a small structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone users convenience in the united states and in some parts of canada, telephone booth or phone booth is the commonly used term for the structure, while in the commonwealth of nations particularly the united kingdom and. Intrigue, danger and excitement in 1950s london the workshop girls book 2 kindle edition by clarke, rosie. Jul 12, 2019 evocative photos of londons west end in the 1950s. But this doesnt really justify the choice of exchange name. The sample pdf files below contain the first ten pages of white pages of two directories includes both residences and businesses and are fully text searchable, using the adobe reader search feature. Bt directory enquiries is 118 500, or you can search online.
Laura porter is an experienced uk travel writer specializing in all things to do with london. Telephone directory directory first telephone book links local calling areas. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mar 10, 2017 markets, railways and piccadilly circus. Ancestry library edition and this includes uk and us directories, 16801830 and british phone books, 18801984. Additional information payments shipping returns additional information. The reconstruction effort in london post world war ii was in full swing. A quick directory enquiry on half a dozen exchange names in 1999 threw up just one example. Find my past, also has a range of individual directories on its database, including the medical directory for ireland, 1858, dental surgeons directory, 1925and the bankrupt directory, 182043 c. Then as phone numbers began to run out, they replaced this with two new area codes for london, 081 for outer london and 071 for inner london. Vintage wooden telephone booth from western electric. Our library has a 1944 and 1953 chicago telephone directory. Find and contact people in our london, on white pages on 411. The bt phone book is the main phone book for residential numbers in england, scotland, wales, and northern ireland.
The heyday for the baby boomers, this decade saw the. A london number will give your business exposure to customers all over the uk, all for the price of a local call. Buchner, alexander, mechanical musical instruments, book, c. Intrigue, danger and excitement in 1950s london the workshop girls book 2. Our main collection dates from 1736 although there is one pioneer london directory for 1677. Does anyone know whether there still exist telephone directories for london for 1950. The main phone number for the london borough of croydon offices was municipal 4433. Tool for determining the area code of a locality, or the locality of an area code. City directories, telephone books and county directories do not circulate, but are available for use onsite. The first telephone exchange was in the city of london and had seven. Directories are alphabetized by the primary citytown, which is noted in bold text below. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A keen photographer since childhood, allan hailstones beautiful images are a tribute to london of the 1950s. Search the uk on the international white pages uk for general information from the british web.