I have to say, I thought telephone exchanges were as dead as the telegram, and VHS recorders.
But not so, as Barbarella’s picture of this one in Northenden testifies.
In my defence, I have always taken them for granted, and just assumed the onward march of how we communicate with each other had rendered them obsolete.
At which point I pause for all the technical experts to explain a]why I got it wrong and b] why telephone exchanges are still needed
Location; Northenden
Picture; in Northenden, 2020, from the collection of Barbarella Bonvento
In my defence, I have always taken them for granted, and just assumed the onward march of how we communicate with each other had rendered them obsolete.
At which point I pause for all the technical experts to explain a]why I got it wrong and b] why telephone exchanges are still needed
Location; Northenden
Picture; in Northenden, 2020, from the collection of Barbarella Bonvento
