The seven BT Telephone Exchanges (and six former) in the Malvern (01684) telephone area
Birtsmorton ATE
Birtsmorton telephone exchange is in Marsh Lane, Birtsmorton, Malvern WR13 6JS.
The first exchange here came into service as an RAX5 on Tuesday 12 May 1931, parented on Tewkesbury.
Its telephone codes include 01684-83.
Its former dialling code was 068 484.
ID: SSBMN. Photo courtesy of Ian Richardson.
Bredon ATE
Bredon telephone exchange is in Main Road, Bredon, Tewkesbury GL20 7LX.
It came into service around 1976 to replace a UAX13.
Its telephone codes include 01684-77.
Its former dialling code was 0684.
ID: SSBRN. Photo courtesy of Ian Richardson.
Bredon former ATE
The former Bredon telephone exchange is situated in Oak Lane, Bredon, Tewkesbury GL20 7LR.
It came into service in the late 1940s as a UAX13. In November 1966, 75 lines were transferred to Tewkesbury exchange. It closed around 1976. It has since been converted into a house called The Old Telephone Exchange
Its former dialling code was 068 485.
ID: SSBRN. Picture courtesy of Me and You estate agents.
Bredon former Manual Exchange
The former Bredon manual exchange was at Church Walk Cottage, Church Walk, Bredon, Tewkesbury (now GL20 7FG)
It came into service as a National Telephone Company Exchange in about 1907. The building has since been extended on three sides and is now called Church Walk House.
Picture: Courtesy of BT Archives.
Colwall ATE
Colwall telephone exchange is in Walwyn Road, Colwall, Malvern WR13 6QB.
It came into service in 1975 when lines became Colwall 40*** numbers.
It replaced a UAX13.
Its telephone codes include 01684-54.
Its former dialling code was 0684.
ID: WMCOL. Photo courtesy of Ian Richardson.
Colwall former ATE
The former Colwall telephone exchange was in Walwyn Road, Colwall, Malvern WR13 6QP.
It came into service around 1939 as a UAX13. It closed in 1975 and has since been demolished. A house called Old Telephone exchange stands on the site.
Its former dialling code was 068 44.
ID: WMCOL. Map courtesy of the National Library of Scotland.
Hanley Swan ATE
Hanley Swan telephone exchange is located on the B4209 at Hanley Swan, Worcester WR8 0DX.
It came into service around 1982 to replace a UAX (location not known to us).
Its telephone codes include 01684-31.
The dialling code of its predecessor exchange  was 068 43.
ID: WMHSW. Photo courtesy of Ian Richardson.
Malvern ATE
Malvern telephone exchange is at 70 Albert Road South, Malvern  WR14 3AH
It came into service on 25 April 1964 to replace a manual exchange.
Malvern TE had an experimental CAMM (Computer Aided Modular MDF) frame for the MDF. There was an extension built on the back on a computer floating floor and there was no cables visible. The CAMM was a single sided MDF and the computer worked out which System X port to jumper to for the shortest optimum length.
Its telephone codes include 01684-56 and 01684-57.
Its former dialling code was 068 45.
ID: WMMAL. Photo courtesy of Ian Richardson.
Tewkesbury ATE
Tewkesbury telephone exchange is in Cotteswold Road, Tewkesbury GL20 5DL.
Its telephone codes include 01684-27, 01684-29 and 01684-85.
Its former dialling code was 0684.
ID: SSTXY. Photo courtesy of Ian Richardson.
Tewkesbury former ATE
The former Tewkesbury telephone exchange is located in Chance Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RF.
It came into service as a UAX14 on 2 January 1948, ten years after it was built, with 314 subscribers. It closed in 1972 and is now a church.
Its former dialling code was 068 42.
ID: SSTXY. Photo courtesy of Philip Halling.
Tewkesbury former Manual Exchange 1
The National Telephone company’s Tewkesbury exchange was at 92 Church Street, Tewkesbury (now GL20 5RS), the second frontage from the left.
It possibly came into came into service to replace an earlier exchange at Jelleyman’s shop at 14 High Street, where the first public telephone was installed in the town in November 1891.
Picture: Courtesy of BT Archives.
Tewkesbury former Manual Exchange 2
The last Tewkesbury telephone exchange was in the town’s former post office at 97 Church Street (now GL20 5RS).
It came into service to replace a National Telephone Company exchange. A CBS1 switchboard, it closed on 2 January 1948
Picture (1945): Courtesy of BT Archives.
Upton-upon-Severn ATE
Upton-upon-Severn telephone exchange is in New Street, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester WR8 0HP.
It came into service in the 1960s to replace a manual exchange, the first of which was opened by the National Telephone Company around 1908.
Its telephone codes include 01684-59.
Its former dialling code was 068 46.
ID: WMUUS. Photo courtesy of Ian Richardson.