Midlands News: 11.10.1968: Atomic proof telephone exchange, Birmingham

Summary

An atomic proof telephone exchange constructed below the main exchange on Newhall Street in Birmingham has been taken off the secret list and revealed to the press for the first time.

Year:

1968

Duration:

0:01:08

Film type:

Black & White / Mute

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Views inside the underground facility that was built in the 1950s to withstand atomic attack including the telephone exchange equipment, generators, cabling and the workers in their canteen.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

Story number - 68-1013