The eight BT Telephone Exchanges (and one former) in the Wem (01939) telephone area
Baschurch ATE
Baschurch Telephone Exchange is located in Church Road, Baschurch, Shrewsbury SY4 2EE and serves Baschurch, Milford and the surrounding area.
The former Baschurch exchange, which was equipped with a UAX13, was located in Church Road, a garage workshop now stands on the site.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01939-26.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 093 95.
ID: WNBAS. Photo courtesy of Ewan James.
Bomere Heath ATE
Bomere Heath Telephone Exchange is located in Green Lane, Bomere Heath, Shrewsbury SY4 3NG and serves Bomere Heath, Leaton, Merrington and the surrounding area.
The former Bomere Heath exchange, equipped with a UAX13, was situated in Shrewsbury Road, opposite the tennis courts.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01939-29.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 093 96.
ID: WNBOM. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Clive ATE
Clive Telephone Exchange is located in Station Road, Clive, Shrewsbury SY4 3LD and serves Clive, Yorton and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01939-22.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 093 928.
ID: WNCLI. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Cockshutt ATE
Cockshutt Telephone Exchange is located in Shrewsbury Road, Cockshutt, Ellesmere SY12 0JH and serves Cockshutt, Crosemere and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01939-27.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 093 922.
ID: WNCOC. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Hadnall ATE
Hadnall Telephone Exchange is located in Shrewsbury Road, Hadnall, Shrewsbury SY4 4AG and serves Astley, Astley Lodge, Hadnall, Upper Astley, Upper Battlefield and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01939-21.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 093 97.
ID: WNHAD. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Lee Brockhurst ATE
Lee Brockhurst Telephone Exchange is located just off the A49 in Lee Brockhurst, Shrewsbury SY4 5SA and serves Lee Brockhurst, Moston and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01939-20.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 093 924.
ID: WNLBH. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Loppington former ATE
The former Loppington ATE is situated on Salters Lane, just off the B4397, in Loppington, Wem SY4 5NE.
It opened as an RAX5 on 25 November 1930 and closed in the spring of 1975, its lines becoming Wem 33*** numbers.
Although the building still stands is is extremely overgrown.
Its dialling code was 093 923.
Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Shawbury ATE
Shawbury Telephone Exchange is located in Shrewsbury Road, Shawbury, Shrewsbury SY4 4NL and serves Edgebolton, Moreton Corbet, Shawbury and the surrounding area.
The former exchange, which was equipped with a UAX13, can be seen to the right of the current building.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01939-25.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 093 94.
ID: WNSHA. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Wem ATE
Wem Telephone Exchange is located in Drawwell Lane, Wem, Shrewsbury SY4 5ET and serves Tilley, Wem and the surrounding area.
The former Wem exchange, equipped with a UAX13, was located just off Summerfield Road.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01939-23.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0939.
ID: WNWEM. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.