Guardian telephone exchange
Videos
Guardian Exchange was an underground telephone exchange built in Manchester from 1954 to 1957. It was built together with the Anchor exchange in Birmingham and the Kingsway exchange in London – all be
Entrance to the Guardian Exchange, Manchester. The entrance is on George Street, between Princess Street and Dickinson Street in Manchester City Centre
Water being pumped out of the tunnels
Dial House, Salford
Videos
Dial House is a large BT telephone exchange, network connection site and administration building in Salford, Greater Manchester, in the United Kingdom. The building dates back to the 1930s, and was bu
Guardian telephone exchange
…near to the junction of the Mancunian Way and London Road. The western tunnel runs under the River Irwell and terminates in the lower cable chamber of Dial House in Salford (the main central Manchester telephone exchange). This tunnel also has small, maintenance and ventilation shafts. As well as the Trunk…
Dial House, seen from across the river