Telephone Dialling Codes Booklets - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Mach One · 26th Nov 2007, 2:48 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Station X

What you're looking for is a "Dialling Instruction Booklet" known as DIBs.

You're probably looking for a DIB dated between 1960 and 1967.

Yes, that must be it. We had one at home in the Seventies. I was looking for a list of local codes for London and for the Brighton area.

Roy · 26th Nov 2007, 8:56 pm

A few pages from the 1973 London booklet that I found earlier.

Hope this helps,

Roy

Mach One · 27th Nov 2007, 9:55 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy

A few pages from the 1973 London booklet that I found earlier.

Hope this helps,

Roy

Thank you, Roy...

I really appreciate that. It was just what I was after. Now I'm just after those local codes for the Brighton area.

Andrew

raditechman · 28th Nov 2007, 12:31 pm

I wonder if this is what you are referring to, this is London 01 numbers 1985 and is approximately A5. Called "The Code Book".

John

Mach One · 28th Nov 2007, 1:43 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by raditechman

I wonder if this is what you are referring to, this is London 01 numbers 1985 and is approximately A5. Called "The Code Book".

John

That cover rings bells - it looks like a version of what I was looking for for the BT era. I now have the details of the London local codes that I was looking for thanks to roy's kindness.

electroanorak · 28th Nov 2007, 3:22 pm

Hello,

I have one here from 1975, it's yours if you want it...

Daniel.

CheapSlider · 28th Dec 2007, 9:37 pm

BT Archives have a lot of historic (older than 30yrs) records.
"We are open to the public throughout the year on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 am - 4 pm. An appointment is essential to ensure access to the building, and to reserve a study desk."

They will have Directories, leaflets, diagrams. Any historic documents to do with UK telephone service,

The booklet was called 'Dialing code book'

There used to be clause somewhere in the book to the effect of: "only the codes in this book may be dialled"

28th Nov 2007, 12:31 pm	#24
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28th Nov 2007, 3:22 pm	#26
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28th Dec 2007, 9:37 pm	#27
CheapSlider Diode Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Croydon, London Posts: 3	Re: Telephone Dialling Codes Booklets BT Archives have a lot of historic (older than 30yrs) records. "We are open to the public throughout the year on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 am - 4 pm. An appointment is essential to ensure access to the building, and to reserve a study desk." They will have Directories, leaflets, diagrams. Any historic documents to do with UK telephone service, The booklet was called 'Dialing code book' There used to be clause somewhere in the book to the effect of: "only the codes in this book may be dialled"