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	Kingsway telephone exchange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kingsway telephone exchange was a Cold War-era hardened telephone exchange underneath High Holborn in London.
		It was built as a deep-level shelter underneath Chancery Lane tube station in the early 1940s.
		The third one, a complex of ventilation towers and a passenger lift at Tooks Court, was demolished in 2001.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kingsway_telephone_exchange (209 words)

	Kingsway Hardened Telephone Exchange (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The tunnels were taken over by the GPO and extensions began in 1951 for a vast underground telephone exchange at Kingsway.
		The backbone of the exchange was a twin tunnel 100 feet down on the northern side of High Holborn, between Hatton Garden and Red Lion Square, with Gray's Inn Road running over it.
		The entrance to the Whitehall tunnel and Exchange is the first door on the left on entering the courtyard.
	freespace.virgin.net /roy.smith5/kingsway.htm (669 words)

	diamond geezer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Back upstairs we saw the remains of a telephone exchange and the tiny kitchen where food was prepared, although apparently there was a planning oversight and the architects forgot to include toilets anywhere in the complex.
		The Kingsway exchange was planned to be both bombproof and self sufficient, with a permanent staff of 150 and facilities including generators, an artesian well and storage for six weeks' food supply.
		The Kingsway exchange continued to be used, its tunnels full of cables and switching equipment, before being sold off by BT in 1996.
	diamondgeezer.blogspot.com /2004_09_01_diamondgeezer_archive.html (11498 words)

	Cold War communications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The latter is a protected exchange in sub-ground accommodation and was provided at the outbreak of the war to give an uninterrupted service for the principal officers in Government Departments.
		It was obvious that the main tunnel would afford absolute security for telephone and telegraph equipment, the first installation of which was accordingly proceeded with and completed in the summer of 1941 to meet the increasing requirements for defence communications.
		Telephones had four extra buttons on the right of the keypad, using the so-called A, B, C, D touch-tone (DTMF) frequencies to allow privileged users to set class of service for each call.
	www.sigtel.com /tel_hist_coldwar.html (3404 words)

	Macau Hotels - Kingsway Hotel Macau
		Kingsway Hotel offers magnificent views of Macau and Taipa Island and is only a few steps away from some famous sightseeing spots Kingsway's unrivaled location offers total convenience for both the travelling business executive and holiday maker alike.
		From Standard rooms to The Kingsway Suite, all rooms are equipped with central air-conditioning, IDD telephone with bathroom extension, remote control colour television, pay-movies, hairdyer, a mini bar and a refrigerator.
		Kingsway Sauna soothes your stress and rejuvenates both mind and body with relaxing massage and health spa.
	www.southtravels.com /asia/macau/kingswayhotel (271 words)

	Cold-War History in Manchester
		Manchester Guardian is an underground telephone exchange in the centre of Manchester built in 1954.
		The Manchester Guardian telephone exchange and deep level tunnels were one of several such systems built in the 50s.
		As the Guardian underground telephone exchange and deep level tunnels still exist under the streets of Manchester and are no longer in use, I believe they should be opened to the public as a cold-war museum.
	www.cybertrn.demon.co.uk /guardian (1598 words)

	Secret Tunnels under London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A further tunnel connects telephone exchanges on an axis from Shepherds Bush in the West to Shoreditch in the east.
		However, this tunnel also connects with the Kingsway telephone exchange which was built 100 feet under High Holborn in the early 1950s.
		Before the separate telephone tunnels were constructed, it was thought that many of the telephone trunk lines ran through the tube tunnels.
	www.londonrailways.net /secret.htm (635 words)

	Untitled Document
		A series of government reports circulated in the early and mid 1950s highlighted the fragility of Britain's existing telephone network as the weakest element in her nuclear defence system.
		Similarly, absolutely bomb-proof telephone exchanges were built 100 feet below the centres of London, Birmingham and Manchester to help maintain post-attack essential communications.
		Sections of the power supply switchroom and main cable links to the government Whitehall deep level tube system at the London 'Kingsway' exchange are also shown.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /nuclear_bunkers/telephone.html (174 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		he signals tell an exchange, for example, that a call is coming from another exchange, or that a subscriber has hung up, or that a call has been answered and that charging should begin.
		As these individuals had ample opportunity to discover the secrets of the telephone network, the only purpose of such circuits could be fraud, as was shown in the recent prosecution of a Bristol engineer who operated an Air Charter compnay on the side.
		Its student owner had not known that it could be used for telephones, but a zealous executive engineer studied the problem and showed the court how, with a little legerdemain, it could be retrieved from the reject slot of the coin box.
	www.textfiles.com /magazines/PHUK/phuk1-03.phk (2831 words)

	Chapter 7: Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem
		As a number 5 Arab 'bus, en route from Kingsway to German Colony, passed through Khamra Square and turned into Elijah Street, it was fired upon by unknown persons.
		Persons in the 'bus returned the fire; and the crew of a passing police armoured car, seeing two Arabs descend from the 'bus, one of whom was carrying a T.S.M.C., opened fire but both men escaped.
		All the telephones in the building were disconnected and before leaving, the Jews handed back to the T.A.C.'s their rifles which they had taken from them.
	www.palestine-encyclopedia.com /EPP/Chapter07_2of7.htm (7533 words)

	telephone exchange - telephone exchange Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This cleverly converted cottage was formerly the telephone exchange and sorting office.
		Telephone Exchange Boundary Maps A small portion of one quadrangle map showing the exchange boundaries overlaid on the topographic map...
		The first public telephone service in Folkestone was introduced in 1886 by the South of England Telephone Co Ltd...
	myeasyphonesguide.info /telephone-exchange (773 words)

	Telephone London
		It is not a wise choice to buy a phone that has more features than what you really need as you will end up paying more for the phone that you really want or have to.
		London Telephone Numbers - london telephone numbers,addresses in london,telephone numbers for london...
		The London Dental Studio Telephone 02076300782 - The London Dental Studio is a Central London based cosmetic dentist, providing Dental Implants, teeth whitening, NHS dentistry and cosmetic dentistry.
	www.directhomephone.com /telephone-london.html (1049 words)

	Duncan Campbell WPUK Extract
		A plan for a fourth such exchange in Glasgow was apparently mooted but never proceeded with.
		The first phase of the scheme was to construct the underground telephone exchange, Kingsway, in the citadel and shelter tunnels which had been built below the Chancery Lane tube station.
		By the time Kingsway was in full operation, it was the major long distance exchange in the British telephone system, switching between 1.5 and 2 million calls a week.
	www.malcomm.com /kingsway_2/duncan_campbell.htm (1773 words)

	London, United Kingdom Hotel Info
		Situated in the heart of London's cosmopolitan Covent Garden, Kingsway Hall, opened in September 1999, is ideal for both business and leisure visitors to London.
		Kingsway Hall's nine fully air-conditioned conference and banqueting rooms provide a sophisticated venue for business and social events alike.
		To ease the stresses and strains of modern life the Fitness Centre is ideal for healthy relaxation or a more energetic workout.
	hotelhunter.net /hotelinfo/London/_/United_Kingdom/32741 (552 words)

	Subterranea Britannica: Research Study Group: Sites: Kingsway telephone exchange
		The Kingsway telephone exchange started life as one of eight deep tunnel shelters (see `Deep level shelters in London')built underneath Northern Line and Central Line tube stations in London during WWII.
		It was extended, by building the four short, large-diameter tubes in the southern sector, to house the secret defence and international telephone exchange.
		The exchange has been declining in importance over many years, and in 1996 the site was offered for sale by BT.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /rsg/sites/k/kingsway (709 words)

	Sam's Telecomms History Links Page
		Founded in 1984 to demonstrate social and technical significance of the telephone network by preserving, documenting and operating examples of telephone apparatus.
		Long associated with the THG, the Telephone Museum is part of the Milton Keynes Museum at Wolverton.
		The Vintage Telephone Equipment Museum is sponsored by the Washington Telephone Pioneers of America.
	www.samhallas.co.uk /histlink.htm (2703 words)

	House-Exchange March 2002
		If successful on finding an exchange would be prepared to leave the carpets.Would like a 2/3 pref 3 bed house with gas central heating,garden is a must as have 2 children 1 of which is disabled.
		R there any genuine people put there who would like to exchange their home with me? I simply need to move away from the memories here and into a larger home for my growing kids.
		exchange my 3 bedroom house in harrogate north yorkshire for 1/2 bedroom house in essex phone direct 07836 357879.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /ddlg.uk/may2002.htm (6232 words)

	History of Nova Scotia, 1998 Sep-Oct
		MT&T said this unusual request was made because of serious overloading of the telephone circuits by a great many calls associated with the Swissair Flight 111 crash near Peggy's Cove, both by search and rescue operations and local and international news organizations.
		WCVB was running frequent promos informing its viewers that Harper would be reporting live by telephone from Peggy's Cove to each news broadcast throughout Friday.
		The Stentor alliance, set up six years ago to help Canada's former telephone monopolies meet the challenge of new competitors, was effectively gutted this day as two departments were dissolved, a move that affected a majority of Stentor's 1,800 employees.
	www.littletechshoppe.com /ns1625/nshist40.html (13250 words)

	Deep Sheltes Under London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Chancery Lane is part of the "Kingsway" (Hardened Telephone Exchange).
		The remaining seven are all on the Northern Line and are identifiable on the surface by their distinctive blockhouse type entrances.
		Brixton was the nearest Labour Exchange so many settled nearby.
	freespace.virgin.net /roy.smith5/deepshelters.htm (709 words)

	Globeinvestor.com: Kingsway Financial announces year-end conference call and webcast
		The call will also be available live via telephone at 1-800-814-4860 and a replay of the call will be available via telephone at 1-877-289-8525, reservation number 21110473 (followed by the number sign) until February 17, 2005.
		Kingsway's primary business is trucking insurance and the insuring of automobile risks for drivers who do not meet the criteria for coverage by standard automobile insurers.
		The common shares of Kingsway Financial Services Inc. are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, under the trading symbol "KFS".
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20050202&archive=prnews&slug=2005_02_02_10_0751_1302689 (541 words)

	telephone sounds - telephone sounds Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Telephone and modem dialing sounds telephone sounds, modem sounds, dialing sounds, ringing.
		Most of the content is a collection of WAV files of telephone tones and associated sounds.
		Telephone Tribute" has been cited in The Infography as one of...
	www.coolphonesguide.info /telephone-sounds (951 words)

	PA Glossary
		EDI: abbreviation for electronic data interchange, the exchange of information and other data between computer systems; also known as electronic commerce.
		Teleordering: an electronic clearing house for booksellers’ orders operated by Whitaker whereby orders for any publisher’s titles may be keyed into a terminal by booksellers and routed to the correct distribution centre.
		telephone sales: the use of the telephone to solicit or service orders both for trade customers and for private individuals; often abbreviated to ‘telesales’.
	www.osi.hu /cpd/resources/paglossary.htm (5075 words)

	Fire Coverage From Manchester, UK Continued
		Manchester Guardian is an underground telephone exchange in the
		The exchange was to survive even if the city it served was
		for the installation of large telephone exchange equipment.
	www.monster-isp.com /forums/showthread.php?t=13145 (2003 words)

	Centrix Telecom New Zealand Telephone
		There are several types and style of cordless phones, but deciding on which ones are the best and will meet your needs is can be tough.
		When price is the biggest issue you can go with the 25 channel cordless phone for noise reduction.
		telephone systems in China, reported a second-quarter loss Tuesday from costs associated with job cuts.2.
	www.directhomephone.com /centrix-telecom-new-zealand-telephone.html (788 words)

	Columbus & EasyJet Foreign Exchange Web
		Accordingly the maximum amount of any refund will be £30 per customer in any 24 hour period.
		The guarantee relates to a bona fide price offered by a competitor who offers the competitive price in the ordinary course of business of offering online foreign exchange to holiday/business travellers in the UK and we must be able to verify their price to our reasonable satisfaction.
		At this time, the guarantee will be available to Travelex customers transacting in the UK only.
	www.travelex.co.uk /columbus-easyjet/Euro_TC.asp (232 words)

	Al-Awda/PRRC - Zionist Attacks in January 1946 - 1948 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Here, a few minutes before 8 pm, one of the employees of the Corporation found that a padlock and chain on the entrance to the Sub-Station had been cut and were lying on the ground.
		He put through a telephone call to the Power Station after which he was held up by an armed Zionist.
		All the telephones in the building were disconnected and before leaving, the Zionists handed back to the T.A.C.'s their rifles which they had taken from them.
	www.al-awda.org /zionistattacksinjanuary19461948 (12952 words)

	[No title]
		Rutherford Telephone Exchange Some of the ground-floor windows seem to have very strong grills or shutters behind them.
		Pictures Taken During the Construction of the Underground Exchange I have obtained some pictures taken during the construction of the underground telephone exchange.
		Final Comments As the Guardian underground telephone exchange and deep level tunnels still exist under the streets of Manchester and are no longer in use, I believe they should be opened to the public as a cold-war museum.
	massis.lcs.mit.edu /archives/history/fire-in-manchester-uk.3-04 (2744 words)

	Tell me about secret underground London. in The AnswerBank: People & Places (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Four more were built later to prepare for the possibility of nuclear war and part of the Kingsway Tram Tunnel has been converted into an emergency control centre should there be a major disaster in London.
		A far bigger complex, it would appear, is the bomb-proof telephone trunk system built by the Post Office in the Cold War.
		A further tunnel connects telephone exchanges from Shepherds Bush in the West to Shoreditch in the east.
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /Article862.html (749 words)

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