Faraday Switchroom 2A -The Party & The Cake

The Caroone House Chef

A Party in 2A

Len Bachelor makes a speech

| The Party | More than just a Cake | Len Bachelor Officiates |

The Party

The party started at midday and went on to midnight for the benefit of day and night staff on various duties.

Although operator services worked out of the North Block in the 1920s, it is thought that Switchroom 2A may not have opened before the mid 1930s.

More than just a Cake...

More than just a Cake...

More than just a Cake...

The cake baked by the Caroone House chef for the closing party which was held in 2A on 10th June 1981.

Icons: Satellite to cableship (Marisat service), Camels and Pyramids (Egypt), Earth station and Post Office Tower.

Len Bachelor Officiates...

Len cuts the cake...
Len Bachelor Officiates...

Right: Len Bachelor, Chief Executive of International Telephones (CE ITp) addresses the party and cuts the cake.


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