The eight BT Telephone Exchanges (and four former) in the Newark-On-Trent (01636) telephone area
Bleasby ATE
Bleasby Telephone Exchange is situated in Sycamore Lane, Bleasby, Nottingham NG14 7GJ and serves Bleasby, Gibsmere, Goverton, Thurgarton and the surrounding area.
This exchange was previously equipped with a TXE2 type 3.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01636-83.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 688.
ID: EMBLEAS. Photo courtesy of Neil White.
Bleasby former ATE
The former Bleasby Telephone Exchange is situated in Sycamore Lane, Bleasby, Nottingham NG14 7GJ and served Bleasby, Gibsmere, Goverton, Thurgarton and the surrounding area.
The building is now privately owned.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 688.
ID: EMBLEAS. Photo courtesy of Neil White.
Caunton ATE
Caunton Telephone Exchange is situated in Norwell Road, Caunton, Newark NG23 6AF and serves Caunton, Knapthorpe, Maplebeck and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01636-63.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 686.
ID: EMCNTON. Photo courtesy of Neil White.
Collingham ATE
Collingham Telephone Exchange is situated in High Street, Collingham, Newark NG23 7LA and serves Collingham, South Collingham and the surrounding area.
The former Collingham ATE was at 11 Swinderby Road, Collingham, Newark NG23 7PH. Once a UAX13, it closed in 1974 to be replaced by The Jubilee Room.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01636-89.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 683.
ID: EMCOLLI. Photo courtesy of Tony Willgoose.
East Stoke ATE
East Stoke Telephone Exchange is situated in Moor Lane, East Stoke, Newark NG23 5QD and serves East Stoke, Elston, Thorpe and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01636-52.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 685.
ID: EMEASTS. Photo courtesy of Tony Willgoose.
Fenton Claypole ATE
Fenton Claypole Telephone Exchange is situated in Main Street, Fenton, Newark NG23 5DE and serves Barnby in the Willows, Beckingham, Claypole, Fenton, Stubton, Sutton and the surrounding villages.
This exchange was previously a UAX13 but now is a System X remote concentrator.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01636-62.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 684.
ID: EMFENTO. Photo courtesy of Neil White.
Newark ATE
Newark Telephone Exchange is situated in Lombard Street, Newark NG24 1XG and serves Newark-On-Trent and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange include 01636-60 and 01636-70.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 6.
ID: EMNEWAR. Photo courtesy of Tony Willgoose.
Newark former Repeater Station
The former Newark Repeater Station is situated in Water Lane, Newark NG24 1HA and served Newark-On-Trent and the surrounding area. The building has since been converted into a business centre housing offices.
The repeater station was on the London Edinburgh cable route and handled only trunk call traffic.
Photo courtesy of David Hallam-Jones.
Southwell ATE
Southwell telephone exchange is located in The Ropewalk, Southwell NG25 0AL and serves Halam, Easthorpe, Normanton, Southwell, Westhorpe and the surrounding area.
This exchange was previously equipped with an STC TXE2 type three with seven SLU racks. The COS and CNG frames were very tight with potentially 3,500 threads going through. On digitalisation this was converted to AXE10 due to the lack of space within the building.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01636-81.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 681.
ID: EMSOUTH. Photo courtesy of Neil White.
Southwell former ATE
The former Southwell telephone exchange is located in The Ropewalk, Southwell NG25 0AL and served Halam, Easthorpe, Normanton, Southwell, Westhorpe and the surrounding area.
The building is now home to a medical practice.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 681.
ID: EMSOUTH. Photo courtesy of Neil White.
Sutton-On-Trent ATE
Sutton-On-Trent telephone exchange is located in Old Great North Road, Sutton-On-Trent NG23 6QL and serves Carlton-On-Trent, Grassthorpe, Sutton-On-Trent and the surrounding area.
This exchange was previously equipped with a TXE2.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01636-82.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 682.
ID: EMSUTTO. Photo courtesy of Neil White.
Sutton-On-Trent former ATE
The former Sutton-On-Trent telephone exchange is located in Main Street, Sutton-On-Trent NG23 6QL and served Carlton-On-Trent, Grassthorpe, Sutton-On-Trent and the surrounding area.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 682.
ID: EMSUTTO. Photo courtesy of Andrew Holland.