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Filing cabinets in the Exchange, with scales on the top

Equipment at the Exchange

Bank of meters at the Exchange

Switchboard at the Exchange

A telephone duty chart from the Exchange dated Non Season 1982/3

Sheet showing Rotation of Duties for the period Non Season 1982/83, w/c 25th September 82.
The names on the list are Richards, B., Harry L.M., Tanner W.S., Praed V.W., Harry J.O.B. Roberts J.C. (with a line drawn through it), Green R.E., Waters…

Photograph of Present/Proposed Schedule of Night Duties for Non Season 1982\83, week commencing 25th September 1982.

Photograph of the interior of the Exchange

Interior shot of the Telephone Exchange

Section of the switchboard at the telephone exchange

Desk at the telephone exchange with an open folder and shelf of files at the side. Written on the back is 'Jan 81. Last of paper record'

The Fire Emergency Telephone located in the Telephone Exchange

Large Photo of a switchboard. Written on the back is 'Scillonian. Prior to conversion to STD 1968'
The note at the top of the switchboard says. 'NIGHT SERVICE. Before connecting night service please ring Coastguard Ext so they can put…

Presentation of a bouquet and beribboned garden spade to the lady in the centre of the photograph. (Beryl Richards is standing third on the right looking behind her)

Group of people at a dinner where a gentleman is being presented with a transistor radio.

Beryl manning a stand promoting the telephone network changeover to STD

Staff at Penzance Telephone Exchange . Beryl Richards is standing third from the left. The room is decorated for Christmas.

A male staff member of Penzance Telephone Exchange sitting at the switchboard

A male member of staff sitting at the switchboard at Penzance Telephone Exchange.

A very cold member of staff at the Telephone Exchange, sitting at the switchboard wrapped in a sleeping bag! (See also BR.026 and BR.028). She is looking at a card and there are Christmas decorations on the wall and cards onto of the switchboard,