This collection consists of a phone book (1892) and secretariat records (1885-91) including legal papers, report for a shareholders meeting and examples of call office cards.
Records created and used by the Western Counties and South Wales Telephone Company Limited
This material is held atBT Group Archives
- Reference
- GB 1814 TPG
- Dates of Creation
- 1885-1892
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 volume, 22 documents and 21 cards
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Western Counties and South Wales Telephone Company was formed as a subsidiary of the United Telephone Company (UTC) on 17 December 1884 and acquired the interests and plant previously vested in the UTC. It was absorbed by the National Telephone Company on 1 January 1892.
Access Information
Available for research at BT Group Archives, see www.bt.com/archives.
Acquisition Information
These records were transferred by the Post Office Archives between 1 June 1991 and 30 April 1992.
Other Finding Aids
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