If you want to see the physical monument to the history of telecommunications in Britain, just look around you ...
Telegraph, telephone and other networks have created a whole strand of building designs, structures and architecture - one that is very distinctive and in some cases dramatic. The physical infrastructure is everywhere, even under your feet as you walk ...
Telephone exchanges always stand out in any town. Partly, that's a function of their distinctive look - which reflects the equipment that they housed.
Just as the equipment was standardised, so were Britain's 6,000 telephone exchanges, with a standard 'house style' that...
The heritage and architecture of telecoms is everywhere - even down to street level. The network is all around us, requiring special artefacts to house it, signpost it and provide access to it.
What do all those boxes, cabinets and covers actually do? This is where you ...
Britons have had a long love/hate relationship with the humble telephone box - or 'telephone kiosk' to give it the right name.
Everything about the kiosk has been controversial at some point in its 120-year history: the design, the colour, the material, the availability...