The six BT Telephone Exchanges (and one former) in the Minehead (01643) telephone area
Dunster ATE
Dunster Telephone Exchange is located in Marsh Street, Dunster, Minehead TA24 6PN and serves Dunster and the surrounding area.
The former Dunster exchange, opened as a UAX6 in the early 1930s, stood in The Ball, Dunster, Minehead TA24 6SD.
The raised garden of Conygar House now occupies the site.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01643-82.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 064 382.
ID: WWDUNS. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Exford ATE
Exford Telephone Exchange is located in Church Hill, Exford, Minehead TA24 7PP and serves Exford and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01643-83.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 064 383.
ID: WWEXFO. Photo courtesy of Neil White.
Minehead ATE
Minehead Telephone Exchange is located in Parkhouse Road, Minehead TA24 8AC and serves Minehead and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01643-70.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 064 3.
ID: WWMINE. Photo courtesy of Simon Cowper-Smith.
Porlock ATE
Porlock Telephone Exchange is located in Bossington Lane, Porlock, Minehead TA24 8LQ and serves Porlock and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01643-86.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 064 381.
ID: WWPORL. Photo courtesy of Stuart Arnold.
Timberscombe ATE
Timberscombe Telephone Exchange is located on the A396 in Bickham, Minehead TA24 7UE and serves Bickham, Timberscombe and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01643-84.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 064 384.
ID: WWTIMB. Photo courtesy of John Cranston.
Timberscombe former ATE
The former Timberscombe telephone exchange stood beside the A396 in Bickham, Minehead TA24 7UE.
It came into service as an RAX5 around 1932. It was replaced by a UAX13 on the same site around 1950.
It did not have a national dialling code.
Photo (1938) courtesy of BT Archives
Winsford ATE
Winsford Telephone Exchange is located in Edbrooke Road, Winsford, Minehead TA24 7AE and serves West Hometown, Winsford and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01643-85.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 064 385.
ID: WWWFRD. Photo courtesy of Stuart Arnold.