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Pellseinydd · 25th Aug 2020, 8:58 pm

The rolls of paper I have from the 1970's have "P.O.Property" stamped on every sheet. Great tracing paper or even sandpaper. I've also got a box of earlier rolls marked "G.P.O. Property" together with the holder with a 'GvR' crest which held it on the wall!

Re Attleborough, it was listed as being a UAX14 (with no 999 service or access to the Speaking Clock !) until end of March 1975 when it is listed as being a K1 crossbar with both those facilities but not shown as having International access until between the end of March 1977 and the end of March 1978.

There were a number of small UAXs listed in South Wales as having IDD by the end of March 1973 and by end of March 1977 there were many UAXs with IDD, some with less than 100 lines such as the UAX13 at Capel Curig near the foot of Snowdon with only 82 lines and the pre-2000 type UAX12 at Luss in the Highlands of Scotland half way up Loch Lomond with 84 lines at a time Attleborough wasn't listed as having IDD. All info from Post Office documents which listed facilities each exchange had at the end of March each year.

25th Aug 2020, 8:58 pm	#8
Pellseinydd Heptode Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Flintshire, UK. Posts: 707	Re: International Direct Dialling (IDD) provision throughout the UK The rolls of paper I have from the 1970's have "P.O.Property" stamped on every sheet. Great tracing paper or even sandpaper. I've also got a box of earlier rolls marked "G.P.O. Property" together with the holder with a 'GvR' crest which held it on the wall! Re Attleborough, it was listed as being a UAX14 (with no 999 service or access to the Speaking Clock !) until end of March 1975 when it is listed as being a K1 crossbar with both those facilities but not shown as having International access until between the end of March 1977 and the end of March 1978. There were a number of small UAXs listed in South Wales as having IDD by the end of March 1973 and by end of March 1977 there were many UAXs with IDD, some with less than 100 lines such as the UAX13 at Capel Curig near the foot of Snowdon with only 82 lines and the pre-2000 type UAX12 at Luss in the Highlands of Scotland half way up Loch Lomond with 84 lines at a time Attleborough wasn't listed as having IDD. All info from Post Office documents which listed facilities each exchange had at the end of March each year.