First Automatic Telephone Exchange
I’m trying to learn about Sheffield’s first automatic telephone exchange. I’ve seen a suggestion that this was opened in the mid-1920s, but can’t locate details. (Several Forum threads deal with telephones, but nothing seems to cover the first automatic exchange.)
Can anyone help, please? Where was it? When? Did it cover all of Sheffield? Etc!
Peter Warr
Telephone Buildings on West Street ( Steel City House) was the 1st automatic exchange to cover central Sheffield as Ianb say a Siemens exchange.
There were other early Siemens exchanges all around the same era
Broomhill on Peel Street
Sharrow on Aizelwood Road
Attercliffe on Titterton Street
Owlerton on Bradfield Road
These would have covered most of the suburbs at that time
The 1st 3 are still Telephone exchanges, Bradfield Road building has been sold.
I am not sure of