The nine BT Telephone Exchanges (and one former) in the Greenock (01475) telephone area
Fairlie ATE
Fairlie Telephone Exchange is located in Main Road, Fairlie, Largs KA29 0AS and serves Fairlie and the surrounding area.
The former Fairlie exchange, which housed a UAX13, was situated in School Brae, Fairlie KA29 0DE.
It has since been demolished and replaced by a private dwelling named The Auld Exchange.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01475-568.
The former dialling code was 047 556.
ID: WSFAI. Photo courtesy of Thomas Nugent.
Gourock ATE
Gourock Telephone Exchange in Binnie Street, Gourock, PA19 1JT and serves Gourock, and the surrounding area. This exchange also used to be known as Gourock Cardwell.
The telephone codes for this exchange are 01475-63 and 01475-65.
ID: WSGOU. Photo courtesy of Andrew Holland.
Greenock ATE
Greenock Telephone Exchange is located in King Street, Greenock PA15 1NJ and serves Greenock and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange include 01475-55, 01475-72, 01475-73, 01475-88 and 01475-89.
ID: WSGRE. Photo courtesy of Thomas Nugent.
Langback ATE
Langbank Telephone Exchange is located in Main Road, Langbank, Port Glasgow PA14 6XR and serves Langbank and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01475-54.
ID: WSLAB. Photo courtesy of Thomas Nugent.
Largs ATE
Largs Telephone Exchange is located in Nelson Street, Largs KA30 9AA and serves Largs and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange are 01475-67 and 01475-68.
ID: WSLAR. Photo courtesy of Damon Wilkinson.
Millport ATE
Millport Telephone Exchange is located in Bute Terrace, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae KA28 0BD and serves Ballochmartin, Millport and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01475-53.
ID: WSMIT. Photo courtesy of Damon Wilkinson.
Port Glasgow Harelaw ATE
Port Glasgow Harelaw Telephone Exchange is located in Crosshill Place, Port Glasgow PA14 5UF and serves western Port Glasgow and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01475-70.
ID: WSPTH. Photo courtesy of Thomas Nugent.
Port Glasgow Newark ATE
Port Glasgow Newark Telephone Exchange is located in Huntly Terrace, Port Glasgow PA14 5HA and serves eastern Port Glasgow and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01475-74.
ID: WSPTN. Photo courtesy of Thomas Nugent.
Wemyss Bay ATE
Wemyss Bay Telephone Exchange is located in Forbes Place, Wemyss bay PA18 6AU and serves Wemyss Bay and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01475-52.
ID: WSWEM. Photo courtesy of Thomas Nugent.
Wemyss Bay former ATE
The former Wemyss Bay telephone exchange stands at 11 Skelmorlie Castle Rd, Skelmorlie PA17 5AQ.
Opened in July 1937 as a UAX14, it closed in 1975 and is now a private house.
Its dialling code was 047 552.
ID: WSWEM. Photo courtesy of Google Maps.