The seven BT Telephone Exchanges (and four former) in the Kidderminster (01562) telephone area

Belbroughton ATE

Belbroughton ATE
Belbroughton Telephone Exchange is located off Hartle Lane, Belbroughton, Stourbridge DY9 9TJ and serves Belbroughton, Bell End, Bell Heath, Broome and Drayton.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01562-73.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 056 284.
ID: WMBBN. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.

Belbroughton former ATE

Belbroughton former ATE

The former Belbroughton telephone exchange is in Hartle Lane, Belbroughton, Stourbridge DY9 9TG.

It came into service as a UAX13 around 1940. It closed around the end of 1975.

For a while it was used by the parish council and is currently (2025) a delicatessen.

Its dialling code was 056 284.

ID: WMBBN. Photo courtesy of The Deli at Belbroughton.

Blakedown ATE

Blakedown ATE
Blakedown Telephone Exchange is situated in Station Drive, Blakedown, Kidderminster DY10 3LF and serves Blakedown, Churchill, Hackmans Gate and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01562-70.
ID: WMBLA. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.

Blakedown former ATE

Blakedown former ATE
The former Blakedown Telephone Exchange is situated adjacent to the present exchange building in Station Drive, Blakedown, Kidderminster DY10 3LF and served Blakedown, Churchill, Hackmans Gate and the surrounding area.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 056 282.
ID: WMBLA. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.

Chaddesley Corbett ATE

Chaddesley Corbett ATE
Chaddesley Corbett Telephone Exchange is situated in Briar Hill, Chaddesley Corbett, Kidderminster DY10 4SG and serves Brockencote, Chaddesley Corbett, Harvington, Mustow Green and Shenstone.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01562-77.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 056 283.

ID: WMCHA. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.

Hagley ATE

Hagley ATE
Hagley Telephone Exchange is located in Kidderminster Road, Hagley, Stourbridge DY9 0QW and serves Clent, Hagley, Holy Cross, Lower Clent and West Hagley.
The original building (shown) was built in 1934, the building was then substantially extended at the rear, probably in the 1960’s.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01562-88.
ID: WMHAG. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.

Kidderminster ATE

Kidderminster ATE
Kidderminster Telephone Exchange is located in Waterloo Street, Kidderminster DY10 2ED and serves Kidderminster and the surrounding area
The telephone codes for this exchange include 01562-73, 01562-74, 01562-75, 01562-82 and 01562-86.

ID: WMKD. Photo courtesy of Simon Cowper-Smith.

Kidderminster former ATE

Kidderminster former ATE
The former Kidderminster Telephone Exchange was located in Blackwell Street, Kidderminster DY10 2DZ and served Kidderminster and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange included 0562-73, 0562-74 and 0562-75.

ID: WMKD. Photo courtesy of Simon Cowper-Smith.

Romsley ATE

Romsley ATE
Romsley Telephone Exchange is located in Bromsgrove Road, Romsley, Halesowen B62 0LE and serves Hunnington, Romsley and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01562-71.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 056 281.
ID: WMROM. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.

Wolverley ATE

Wolverley ATE
Wolverley Telephone Exchange is located in Lea Lane, Wolverley, Kidderminster DY10 3RL and serves Cookley, Hurcott, Wolverley and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01562-85.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 056 285.
ID: WMWLY. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.

Wolverley former ATE

Wolverley former ATE

The former Wolverley telephone exchange is situated in Lea Lane, Cookley, Kidderminster DY10 3RL.

It came into service as a UAX13 on 21 October 1939, the same day as Kidderminster former ATE came into use. It closed on 19 October 1972 when it was replaced by the present Wolverley exchange.

It is now a private house called Old Telephone Exchange.

Its dialling code was 056 285.

ID: WMWLY. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
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