Ibte Museum Of Telecommunications

The IBTE Museum of Telecommunications is a telephone exchange built in 1939, which has since been converted into a museum after being taken out of service in 1979. The building is constructed of red brick and features a hipped roof made of Westmorland slate, along with a single brick chimney stack. It is a single-storey structure.

The main façade facing north has a projecting wing on the left side, which includes a single cross casement window with the words "TELEPHONE" and "EXCHANGE" in raised lettering on either side. To the right, there is a three-light casement window. The east front has six windows, with three two-light cross casements on the left and two three-light cross casements along with an additional two-light window on the right. The west front features a recessed entrance doorway and a later extension beyond it.

Inside, the telephone exchange retains its original built-in automatic exchange equipment, which was invented and designed by Mr. Strowger and manufactured by Siemens Brothers. The museum also includes an early mobile exchange capable of providing up to 100 self-contained lines at short notice. The original cabling and wiring are still intact, allowing much of the original equipment to function. The former generator room remains, along with a recreation room and other facilities that were used by the staff who maintained the equipment. Additionally, there is a "shelter" that was installed during the Cold War to protect personnel during a nuclear attack. The building now serves as the Institute of British Telecommunication Engineers Museum of Telecommunications.