London phone book 1930

Save money by using ukphonebook where you get 5 free telephone number searches every day. The east end of london in the 1930s was a hive of activity, from factories and riots, to locals preparing for war. Some of the things i have put down as justification for name may in fact be derivations from the exchange name. The first telephone exchange was in the city of london and had seven subscribers. Our phone book of names, phone numbers and addresses will help you locate anyone, anywhere. The edison telephone company of london publishes first. The first national directory, baileys northern directory was published in 1781 and the earliest surviving phone book was issued in 1880.

Search the name of the county or city to find the appropriate reel number. The telephone directory was redesigned in conjunction with consultants wolff olins and relaunched as the phone book first, in central. The first place to start at the library is this card catalogue index that has been maintained by librarians for more than 40 years. The 1905 connecticut phone book says that it was issued in january, april, july, and october. London yellow pages phone books in ontario on whitepages. The first telephone exchange was in the city of london and had seven. Fascinating black and white photos reveal a vibrant preblitz.

Images reproduced by courtesy of bt archives, london, england. Circa 1930 city directories available at nara national archives. I came across a lovely item it appears to be a business card holder that was given as a compliment from the hotel cecil, london. Here are the steps to go through to find the history of your house or building at the library.

Fascinating black and white photos reveal a vibrant pre. Toronto public library holds a complete set of toronto city directories from the first in 1833 published in 180 pages when the municipality was known as york until the last in 2001 in five separate volumes covering toronto central east and east york, toronto central west and york, north york, etobicoke, and scarborough. The book could be read at as an entertaining, straightforward guide to londons public conveniences but yet to our more skeptical eye it is patently a guide to where men could meet likeminded men in an era when homosexuality was illegal. Gpo telephone directory outer london north west kent august 1965, very good bo. If you know your ancestors occupation, check for a section of the directory listing phone numbers by profession. Londons roaring 1920s in 1920s london, as the jazz age blossomed, an eclectic set of young socialites issued in an era of irresponsibility and gilded fun. You can find kellys and pigots directories here, as well as those by regional publishers. See more ideas about london, old london and london history. Vintage 1950s pay phone payphone rotary booth antique coin bank wall mount. The collection contains 689 directories, with at least one directory for every english and welsh county for the 1850s, 1890s and 1910s. Telephone directory in antiquarian and collectable books for sale.

Jun 06, 2017 the classics and the contemporaries, heres a list of 100 mustread novels set in london, the most bustling and fantastic of cities. Microfilm and l 19 london, ontario city directories on microfilm. London yellow pages are held from 1969 to date, but we no longer file yellow pages. Then, in the early 1930s, the economy was struck by depression. Please pass back to rose ayriss at least one readers thanks for this painfully. Find and contact people in our london, on white pages on 411. The phone book to cover the whole country was published in 1896 and had 81,000 numbers. Dashiell hammett, the maltese falcon 1930 according to my esteemed colleagues at crimereads, dashiell hammett more or less invented the american hardboiled crime novel, and also inspired the entire film noir genre although, molly odintz would like me to specify here, film noir also owes a lot to german expressionism. Think broadlyancestors, their siblings, cousins, etc. Uk white pages find people, phone numbers, and more. This treaty limited naval shipbuilding and regulated the standard displacements and gun calibers of submarines. British phone books 18801984 from the collection held by bt archives. Have a look at our help and support area for all the answers you need. An example of a k6, the most common red telephone box model, photographed in london in 2012.

About british phone books, 18801984 this collection contains british phone books published between 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced to the uk, and 1984, from the historic phone book collection held by bt archives. The model 202 was the first telephone created in the 1930s. Find uk residential and business phone numbers listed by name with our easy to use online telephone directory service. Post office telephone directories ukgdl genealogical. Phone books dating back to 1880 are placed online which will make it easier to trace. They date back to 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced into great britain. Thomas, ontario 1956 brantfordwoodstock, ontario 1957 sarniapetrolia, ontario 1958 oshawa, ontario. British phone books timeline 1879 the telephone company opens the first telephone exchange in the uk in coleman street in the city of london, with only seven subscribers 1880 on 15 january the telephone company issues the first phone book containing 248 london personal and business names, but no telephone numbers. Names of streets and places in the london postal area. This page lists microfilmed city directories available at national archives building, 700 pennsylvania ave. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm and microfiche. British phone books bt archives maintains a near complete collection of original phone books for the united kingdom from 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced into the uk. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience.

The database currently contains over 1700 phone books and provides. The model 202 was an ovalshaped phone that was connected to a dial block. Bts historical phone books from 18801984 are available. This phone booth has been gone for a couple years now. We have a nearcomplete set of phone books for the whole country produced not only by bt, but also by its predecessors including post office telecommunications, the national. History of the telephone 1930 1945 timeline timetoast. Make a list of all the people you want to look for in the 1930 census. Find the history of your house london public library. Brooklyn, new york city, telephone directory internet archive.

The phone company in most cities publishes a directory of everyone in that area who has a listed phone. For a premium, you can also see their phone number and run a background check to get ahold of criminal records, bankruptcies, marriage and divorce history. The model 202 was mostly used by companies and was mainly a desktop phone. City directories on microfilm or microfiche and selected telephone books and county directories on microfilm are filed in cabinets in the 7th floor microforms area. Get the best deals on telephone booth when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. Searchable by name, place and occupation this is an essential tool for local, urban and family history. Western electric bell system telephone wooden booth door guide bronze bushing. Find who youre looking for, and immediately see their name and address for free. Need help finding the right advertising package for your business. London yellow pages are held from 1969 to date, but we no longer file yellow pages for the rest of the uk. Search for someone by name, phone number, zip code or address.

The international white pages uk is the easy way to find people, phone numbers, and information in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. Find people in ohio if you are looking for someone in the state of ohio, then you have found the right spot. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. Post office telephone directories uk gdl genealogical directories and lists online. Because of their size, some editions have been packaged into multiple parts, i. Look up an address and find out if that house or building has a city of london heritage designation or has been. The archives holds a number of city and county directories on selfservice microfilm. Nara has several hundred rolls of circa 1930 city directories purchased. Public phones were introduced 1879, british telecoms database starts 1880 and runs to 1984. A crowd of people wearing swimwear bathing in the serpentine during the high temperatures in london s hyde. San francisco and bay counties california telephone directory phonebook. A quick directory enquiry on half a dozen exchange names in 1999 threw up just one example. Collect addresses for these people from city directories if they lived in a city. Telephone numbers in the united kingdom have a structure that reflects their historical demands, starting from many independent companies to a system that supports many different services including cellular phones which were never initially envisaged.

The database currently contains over 1700 phone books and. We have tapped into the largest databases of information to offer you landline, cellphone and business information on any phone number or name. The post office also operated telephone services in jersey until 1923 and the isle of man until 1969 when the islands took. The vigilant offlicence, 6 regent parade, sutton still with a phone number on vigilant exchange. It also holds phone books for southern ireland until 1921 and the creation of eire as a separate state. The phone books are available for each year, but are recorded. The edison telephone company of london published its first directory list of subscribers on 23 march. Directories, telephone books and voters lists 221 research guide most recent update. Initially the 430 books for greater london containing more than 72. Taken from the british telecom archives web site with additions. Despite a reduction in their numbers in recent years, the. Complete your family history by finding web sites with online data so that you can answer the question. April 2019 this guide will help you find county and city directories, phone books and voters lists that are in the archives collections. London was yesterday, 19341939 a studio book flanner, janet on.

No refunds or returns on any old or new telephone parts. The first phone book covering the whole of britain was published in 1896, containing 81,000 numbers and 1,350 pages specialist telephone directories also appeared, denoted by different paper colours. The telephone service in the united kingdom was originally provided by private companies and. The 1930 waterbury, connecticut telephone book had a contest in it. This site uses cookies to make it work and to collect analytics data.

To search for these directories, click here to access our online library catalogue, biblion. The london disarmament conference was held in london on april 22, 1930, and resulted in the london naval treaty, which was signed by the empire of japan, the united kingdom, the united states, france, and italy. In september 1930, the nazi party newspaper, volkischer beobachter, sent its first representative to london. Phone booth payphone directory holder wooden phone booth phone book. Parts for telephone booths and related stuff home parts for 50s70s candlestick dials 20s50s payphones phonebooth switchboards woodwall phones all other parts.

The guildhall library in london offers a pdf leaflet. Nazis in prewar london, 19301939 now in paperback is the first book to study the history of the nazis in britain. Pdf version of an information sheet on british phone books. This collection contains british phone books published between 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced to the uk, and 1984, from the historic phone book collection held by bt archives. Trade directories and telephone books city of london.

Circa 1930 city directories available at nara national. It remains a classic whether taken at face value or not. Everyday life in britain in the 1930s local histories. But better yet all the text is fully searchable by keywords such as name, occupation, business, street name, address, phone number, etc. New london white pages phone books in connecticut ct. This microfilm is not available for sale from nara. Use the uk search box to find information and results only from uk based sites and sources. In 1916, buckingham palace appeared as victoria 69 with a whole four phone lines to the royal family. New london white pages phone books in wisconsin wi.

The registered agent on file for this company is middleton, allan and is located at 1930 london ln, wilmington, nc 284054209. To start your 1930 census research, here is a checklist of things you can do. Kansas state historical society says it will list its holdings of old kansas phone books. And in 1925 winston churchill could be dialled on paddington 1003. Fascinating black and white photos reveal a vibrant preblitz london in the 1930s. The telephone service in the united kingdom was originally provided by private companies and local councils. This collection contains british phone books published. Telephone directory directory first telephone book links local calling areas. Search the phone book from bt to find contact details of businesses and people across the uk, or uk and country dialling codes. Uk phone book uk telephone directory find phone numbers. The red telephone box, a telephone kiosk for a public telephone designed by sir giles gilbert scott, is a familiar sight on the streets of the united kingdom, malta, bermuda and gibraltar. But by 1912 all except the telephone service of kingston upon hull and guernsey had been bought out by the post office.

Apr 14, 2017 fascinating black and white photos reveal a vibrant preblitz london in the 1930s. Once a pdf has been chosen and opened, the entire file can be searched by using your pdf viewers search function. The following files are not searchable in our original database but are available in this list as pdf files. Available editions in pdf format library and archives canada. Thompson after tourists and russian millionaires, nobody seems to love london as much as authors. Sticking on phone book adverts by hand in the 1930s. For most of the decade it hovered between 10% and 12%. London, england used to have four volumes of white pages. However there was already mass unemployment in the 1920s in britain. Separate classified telephone directories for london were published in 19389 and from 1947, but for other areas of the uk separate classified sections in phone books do not appear until 1968. The quality and significance of the documents, photographs and films we preserve have been recognised by both arts council england and unesco uk historical phone books. History of telephone numbers in the united kingdom wikipedia.