1950 telephone directory uk

Images reproduced by courtesy of bt archives, london, england. In 21st century britain, bonfire night is usually celebrated with a trip to an organised bonfire and firework display. Telephone directory directory first telephone book links local calling areas. Would like to find telephone number for candida le carpentier who was in new york brooklyn hollis area until 1955. Jul 1950, jul 1951, aug 1952, dec 1954, feb 1956, feb 1957. Buy telephone directory in antiquarian and collectable books and get the best deals. Take a look at our selection of products to find which is right for you. You can also search for people not in the phonebook at very low rates. Not the most user friendly in terms of finding something in a location right away you cant type in a type of business and location for example, hotels in birmingham. Moseley employed an engineer called william fereday bottomley to obtain telephone. 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. A growing number of these directories are now being made available online or on cdrom.

The first national directory, baileys northern directory was published in 1781 and. England white pages england phone directory lookup. Finding people within united kingdom is best achieved by accessing quality consumer data. Nov 29, 2007 bt is putting its entire archive of old phone books online for genealogists, or anyone else, to browse, and a commercial genealogy company is opening up access to all uk burial records since 1538. Oftel took over administration of the uks telephone numbers from bt in 1994.

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. Birmingham birmingham mi dwest 45555 mi dwest 45555. Save money by using ukphonebook where you get 5 free telephone number searches every day. History of the telephone 19501960 timeline timetoast timelines. Old telephones candlestick phones windup phones public phones 1920s1930s public phones 1940s1950s costs of calls 1940s1950s illegal free calls 1940s1950s using a phone 1940s1950s house phones. History of telephone numbers in the united kingdom wikipedia.

Commercial trade directories, street directories gazetteers maps, post office telephone directories, newspapers, school educational records alumni, prisoner trial conviction court records, minute books meeting books, military lists, muster rolls etc. Vintage 1958 chicago illinois bell telephone city directory phone book. A bibliography and guide to directories published in england and wales 1850 1950 and scotland 1753 1950. 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. Elsewhere, even the automatic telephones just had numbers. Dont pay s for 118 services use the free directory enquiries service to find uk phone numbers for nothing. Separate classified telephone directories for london were published in 19389 and from 1947, but for other areas of the uk separate classified sections in phone books do not appear until 1968. This new south wales telephone directory includes the city of sydney and metropolitan exchanges including.

Does anyone know whether there still exist telephone directories for london for 1950. Much like city directories, a telephone directory will include the name and address of a given person, as well as their telephone number. To see what cities are included in each phone book, check out the cross directory. The phone books date back to 1880 and contain 280 million names. Ancestry library edition and this includes uk and us directories, 16801830 and british phone books, 18801984. Vintage 1958 chicago illinois bell telephone city directory phone book funoldstuff. Area telephone codes, letters not numbers, 20th century. It was set up in a fixed position which was invariably in the hall or passageway, to provide the easiest access from every room. Leicester universitys digital library of historical directories the aim of this project was to make available one directory for each english and welsh county for the 1850s, 1890s. Being in uk poses the problem of proximity of places. They date back to 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced into great britain.

Find uk residential and business phone numbers listed by name with our easy to use online telephone directory service. The first phone book contained 248 names but no numbers callers. 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. Calls to 118 directory enquiries numbers often cost over. Tsla will reopen to the public by appointment only on may 5th. People trace uk have built a simple intuitive interface that utilises superb sources of accurate data to enable the client to have a much greater chance of tracing the right person, first time. Bts historical phone books from 18801984 are available online. A bibliography and guide to directories published in england and wales 1850 1950 and scotland 1773 1950, by gareth shaw and alison tipper.

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. I know candida died in 1955 maiden name cruz any brothers isters urgently sort. Telephone directories is a place where you can look for information of people within the territory of the united states of america, this information is totally free and safe. Abebooks 10 most expensive sales of telephone directories. Under the new changes, for example, inner londons 071 became 0171. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Aug 15, 2016 internet links to email and street addresses, telephone directories, zip codes, state abbreviations, package delivery information. Search uk electoral roll have built a simple intuitive interface that utilises superb sources of accurate data to enable the client to have a much greater chance of tracing the right person, first time. For reference, the latest viewable uk census is 1901, and will remain so until early 2012 when the 1911 census can be released.

Directory historical directories from the university of leicester. Winston churchill, 1960, in british phone books, 18801984. Uk phone book uk telephone directory find phone numbers. This selfservice collection consists of yellow and white pages telephone directories for most u. In many ways telephone directories are similar to trade directories. A bibliography and guide to directories published in england and wales 18501950 and scotland 17731950, by gareth shaw and alison tipper. Vintage 1950 fayetteville arkansas southwestern bell. Bt is putting its entire archive of old phone books online for genealogists, or anyone else, to browse, and a commercial genealogy company is opening up access to. Have a look at our help and support area for all the answers you need. Search the phone book from bt to find contact details of businesses and people across the uk, or uk and country dialling codes.

Glass to wood in the 1950s, bell labatories started replacing the wooden telephone booths into glass telephone booths. History of the telephone 19501960 timeline created by lagoongirl2003. If instant search is negative for either landline or mobile then use the manual reverse search of over 115 million uk only land line and mobile numbers using your specialist search credits. On phoneday, 16 april 1995, the digit 1 was inserted into all uk geographic area codes, including those in the director, allfigure dialling, elns and mixed areas. Noncurrent telephone and city directories in the library. In november 1877, while telephony was in its infancy, just 18 months after alexander graham bell had made the worlds first phone call, charles moseley, the son of a manchester rubber manufacturer then making telegraph equipment, took an interest in bells work. Given that i was born there at the close of 1965, it must have been after 65. Patrons are encouraged to continue to use tslas services remotely. The phone company in most cities publishes a directory of everyone in that area who has a listed phone number. Post office telephone directories ukgdl genealogical. Bakelite telephone 15 gpo 9 vintage telephone 5 vintage money box 3 antique telephone 1 gpo 332l 1 gpo telephone 1 vintage retro collectable 1 manufacturer gpo 3 geemarc 1 invero 1 opis technology gmbh 1 usway e. Phoneaddress directories international directories area code locators state abbreviations zip codes package delivery services u.

The telephone service in the united kingdom was originally provided by private companies and local councils. Telephone directory directory first telephone book links. 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. This guide contains links to quick reference resources some of which will need your udo login, some of which are free to access. Telephone books at the tennessee state library and archives. Need help finding the right advertising package for your business. National cellular directory was created to help people research and reconnect with one another by performing cell phone lookups. Bonfire night was a handson celebration with friends and family recycling in the 1950s and 1960s. Guide to the national and provincial directories of england and wales, excluding london, published before 1856, royal historical society 1950. Collecting telephone books varieties of telephone books telephone directory directory first telephone book links local calling areas. Reverse search over 29 million uk only telephone numbers. Bt is putting its entire archive of old phone books online for genealogists, or anyone else, to browse, and a commercial genealogy company is opening up access to all uk burial records since 1538. Find uk residential and business phone numbers with our free, easy to use online directory enquiries service.

During the 1940s and into the 1950s, being on the phone was regarded as a luxury by ordinary families. Directories family history national library of scotland. With more names, more addresses, more emails, more age data and more landline and mobile data than any other public facing people tracing system. Telephone directory in antiquarian and collectable books for sale. Trade directories and telephone books city of london. 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. The first telephone exchange was in the city of london and had seven subscribers. Telephone and city directories in the library of congress. In the middle of the 20th century, only telephones in the wider areas of london, birmingham, edinburgh from the early 1950s onwards, glasgow, liverpool and manchester had letters on their dials. We have millions of records that can be accessed at any time, as well as free searches one hour a day, every day. Quick reference telephone directories and addresses quick reference. Woolloomooloo, ashfield, castle hill, hornsby, avalon beach. 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.

Got a question about your listing or a query about your phone book. History of the telephone 1950 1960 timeline created by lagoongirl2003. Post office telephone directories uk gdl genealogical directories and lists online. Glass to wood in the 1950s, bell labatories started. Phone books are also very telling of an individuals economic and social status since telephone ownership is a prerequisite to an individuals inclusion within this collection. The first phone books were a simple listing by name that didnt always supply a full address, but did sometimes include details of a persons trade.

If someone can help would be most grateful,traying to trace family members contact needed urgently. Funny thing is, alaskan moose would get aggressive when they saw their refelction and started bashing into them. Rudolf sieber, director husband of marlene dietrich in german phone directories, 19151981. The library also holds files of telephone directories from the 1950s for eire. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm. You can still see copies of the phone books from 1880 to the present in person. City directories, telephone books and county directories do not circulate, but are available for use onsite. Nysl holdings are listed below in alphabetical order by. Residential number search allows searches for residential, commercial and freefone telephone numbers.