This collection consists of a phone book (1889) and secretariat records (1886-1901) including legal records and a directors' report.
Records created and used by the Northern District Telephone Company
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- ReferenceGB 1814 TPE
- Dates of Creation1886-1901
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 volume; 5 documents
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Northern District Telephone Company was formed as a subsidiary of the United Telephone Company (UTC) on 13 December 1881 covering Westmorland, Cumberland, Northumberland and parts of Durham and Scotland. The UTC had already commenced operations in Sunderland and Newcastle with only the Post Office for competition. It was absorbed by the National Telephone Company on 30 April 1890.
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Available for research at BT Group Archives, see www.bt.com/archives.
Acquisition Information
These records were transferred by the Post Office Archives between 1 June 1991 and 30 April 1992.
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