The thirteen BT Telephone Exchanges (and two former) in the Guildford (01483) telephone area
The exchanges in the centre of Guildford originally had the STD code of 0483, whilst the outer ring of
exchanges had the code 0486, before being changed to 0483, then finally to 01483 in 1995.
Bramley ATE
Brookwood ATE
Clandon ATE
ID: THCDN. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Cranleigh ATE
Dunsfold ATE
East Horsley ATE
ID: THEY. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Godalming ATE
Godalming telephone exchange is located in Ockford Road, Godalming GU7 1QY and serves Godalming and surrounding villages. The photo shows the exchange building which is behind the Christian Science Reading Room.
The telephone codes for this exchange are 01483-41, 01483-42 and 01483-86.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 048 68.
ID: THGG. Photo courtesy of David960.
Guildford ATE
Guildford Telephone Exchange is located in Leapale Road, Guildford GU1 4BD and serves Guildford and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange include 01483-3 and 01483-44.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 048 3.
ID: THGI. Photo courtesy of Martin Addison.
Hascombe ATE
Hascombe Telephone Exchange is located in The Street, Hascombe GU8 4JG and serves Hascombe and Loxhill.
The telephone code for this exchange was 01483-208.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 048 632.
ID: THHS. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Normandy former ATE
The former Normandy telephone exchange is at 85 Glaziers Lane, Normandy, Guildford GU3 2DF.
It came into service as a UAX14. It closed on 18 November 1981 when lines were transferred to Guildford and Worplesdon.
It was converted into the Emmanuel Church in 1985.
Its dialling code was 048 642.
Photo (2014) courtesy of Hassocks5489.
Puttenham ATE
ID: THPM. Photo courtesy of Simon Cowper-Smith.
Shere ATE
ID: THSE. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Shere former ATE
ID: THSE. Photo courtesy of Simon Cowper-Smith.
Woking ATE
ID: THWK. Photo courtesy of Stacey Harris.
Worplesdon ATE
ID: THWP. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Other former Guildford Exchanges
- Ewhurst Former ExchangeThe former Ewhurst exchange was a UAX13 which replaced a manual exchange around 1960. We don’t know its location. Its dialling code was 048 633.
- Lucks Green Former Relief ExchangeLucks Green was the name given to a mobile relief unit to the manual Cranleigh exchange between 1964 and 1969.
- Mayford Former Relief ExchangesMayford was the name given to a group of mobile relief units to the Woking manual exchange around 1963-4.
- Ripley Former ExchangeThe former Ripley exchange stood off the High Street, Ripley, Woking GU23 6AF. Opened as a UAX14 it in October 1948, it closed around 1982 and has been replaced by a row of houses called Exchange Cottages. Its dialling code was 048 643.