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Early development of telegraph and telephone services in the UK
Catalogue reference: POST 81-88
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This record is about the Early development of telegraph and telephone services in the UK dating from 1819-1945.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- POST 81-88
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Title (The name of the record)
- Early development of telegraph and telephone services in the UK
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1819-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Comprises records about the early telegraph, telephone companies and municipal telephone services, as well as nationalisation of telegraph services by the Post Office in 1870 and the telephone service in 1912. Includes administrative and operational records of the telephone service by the Post Office, such as policy and charges, and early development of wireless telegraphy. Covers international (overseas) discussions and agreements for both telephone and telegraph services.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Note that these records have been rearranged to fit the scheme of arrangement used at BT Archives.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- BT Group Archives
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Post Office; private telegraph and telephone companies (various)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 756 files
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a7dde036-8a23-4b4a-8fb9-9a79c630d73b/
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Early development of telegraph and telephone services in the UK