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Tyre Shop next to Moxons - has it closed?

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Muttley

Muttley

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Yes, they've cleared out. Mentioned in a recent thread...there was some rumour of new landlord, hiked rents, and Mrs Robinson opening something clothesy there. Somebody should take a photo of the tyre shop signage for the sake of posterity. It's one of the last "01" phone numbers still on display in East Dulwich.
cathg

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Hi Muttley - I walked past the tyre shop at the weekend and it wasn't the 01 number that gave me a twinge of nostalgia, it was the fading Access sign sticking out at the side like an antique For Sale board. I'd completely forgotten about Access cards, which I think were one of the very first credit cards available in the UK. I wonder how many of those are still around in London.
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mikese22

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I went past today and noticed that they've taken down the signage with 01 on it to reveal even older signage with the telephone exchange expressed as letters - TOW xxxx - presumably dating back to the 60s?


Anyone know if TOW stood for anything or was it just random - there are still hotels in Bloomsbury that display signs with MUS (for MUSeum)at the start or their phone numbers?

BJL

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You're right. The first part of the number was geographical (BRIxton, WHItehall, PADdington etc). When the system changed, they changed the letters into the corresponding numbers. When I first came to the UK, telephone books had a section in the front listing all the codes/areas so that you could see roughly where a caller lived.


In the US, I think they only use the letters for commercial reasons and for a price you can choose your own number - "call 1-800-BUY-BEER" etc.

macroban

macroban

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I've had the same landline for over 50 years.


It has gone:


GYP N-N-N-N (Gypsy Hill)

TOW N-(N)-(N-10)-N (Townley: when the new exchange opened they subtracted 10 from the phone number)

693 N-(N)-(N-10)-N

01-693 N-(N)-(N-10)-N

020-693 N-(N)-(N-10)-N

0208-693 N-(N)-(N-10)-N


Interesting stuff for a Sunday morning.

dc

dc

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macroban Wrote:

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> I've had the same landline for over 50 years.

>

> It has gone:

>

> GYP N-N-N-N (Gypsy Hill)

> TOW N-(N)-(N-10)-N (Townley: when the new exchange

> opened they subtracted 10 from the phone number)

> 693 N-(N)-(N-10)-N

> 01-693 N-(N)-(N-10)-N

> 020-693 N-(N)-(N-10)-N

> 0208-693 N-(N)-(N-10)-N

>

> Interesting stuff for a Sunday morning.


I think it would have gone: GIP (Gipsy Hill); TOW; 693; 01 693; 081 693; 0181 693; 020 8693


A fascinatng (!) listing here under "Telephone Exchange Project UK" http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/phreak/tenp_01.htm

bob

bob

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Yes Alan who had the tyre shop had to go he was due a rent review when he made enquires about his new rent he nearly had a hart attack a real shame he was a nice guy and would always help you out. Some one said the lease was brought by Franklins to stop a rival moving in may be organic veg shop??????

Bob S

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