Highgate Wood telephone exchange
Highgate Wood telephone exchange was the first all-electronic telephone exchange in Britain. It was built in Grand Avenue, in the London suburb of Muswell Hill, by members of the Joint Electronic Research Council.- Type: Building
- Description: First all-electronic exchange in Britain
- Also known as: “Highgate Wood Telephone Exchange” and “Muswell Hill Telephone Exchange”
- Address: Grand Avenue, London, N10 3AY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Everyman Cinema and Muswell Hill Library.
Everyman Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Everyman Cinema, Muswell Hill, formerly The Odeon, is a grade II* listed building with Historic England. It was designed by George Coles. Everyman Cinema is situated 520 feet northeast of Highgate Wood telephone exchange.
Muswell Hill Library
Library
Photo: Philafrenzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Muswell Hill Library is a grade II listed building in Queens Avenue, Muswell Hill, London. Muswell Hill Library is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Highgate Wood telephone exchange.
United Reformed Church
Church
Photo: Philafrenzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The United Reformed Church, Muswell Hill, London, is located on the corner of Tetherdown and Queens Avenue. United Reformed Church is situated 1,200 feet north of Highgate Wood telephone exchange.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muswell Hill and Fortis Green.
Muswell Hill
Suburb
Photo: Salimfadhley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muswell Hill is a district of the London Borough of Haringey, in north London, England. The hill, which reaches over 100 m above sea level, is situated 5+1⁄2 mi north of Charing Cross.
Fortis Green
Neighborhood
Fortis Green is a locality in the extreme northwestern corner of the Borough of Haringey, north London. It is also the name of the road that runs between Muswell Hill and East Finchley which forms part of the A504.
East Finchley
Town
Photo: Grim23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Finchley is an area in North London, immediately north of Hampstead Heath. Like neighbouring Muswell Hill, it straddles the London Boroughs of Barnet and Haringey, with most of East Finchley falling into the London Borough of Barnet.
Highgate Wood telephone exchange
- Category: telephone exchange
- Location: Haringey, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.58839° or 51° 35′ 18″ northLongitude
-0.14748° or 0° 8′ 51″ westOperator
OpenreachOpen location code
9C3XHVQ3+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 49011886OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5758580
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