The Development of Telecoms - Chester
From the Dee estuary to the Isle of Anglesey and south to historic Harlech, the Chester area covers some 2,250 square miles.
The scene is one of sharp contrasts; the coal mines and the trading estate around Wrexham give way to the great steel works at Shotton, while along the North Wales coast are famous holiday resorts such as Rhyl, Colwyn Bay and Llandudno.
Crowning all is lovely Snowdonia, centre of the first National Park in Wales, land of wild grandeur and beauty, with its snow-copped peaks and lovely mountain streams.
The headquarters are in Chester, the gateway to North Wales on the banks of the Dee – a famous garrison town even in Roman days and now a busy commercial and shopping centre served by a fine modern telephone exchange.
In such a widespread area, many of the 1,050 staff are out stationed, particularly at Bangor and in Colwyn Bay and Llandudno. There are 144 exchanges serving the area (99 of them automatic) with over 51,000 stations, at which more than 600 operating staff are employed.
