BT did provide Telecom services to Hull through its subsidiary Cellnet - albeit mobile and not fixed line.

Just saw this while walking to the gym, here in Hull just on the edge of the town centre, and near by there were a couple of BT footpath man holes.

http://download.adriandaz.co.uk/IMG-20120210-00041.jpg

Like you said, they got some in hull.

people argue but there then.

A long way from me and I have never even seen any where we have BT.

Funny how one simple question starts everyone going.

Maybe to do with BT cellnet lines as never did fixed lines people say.
Who knows.

I remember a mate have that network in late 90's.

This will get people arguing now!.
nice photo and can see you had snow, ours was rubbish, big fuss over nothing as usual.

photo now on the posting, GPO ones in hull.

bet this will get people going!.

Well there is actually a BT exchange in Hull, I say exchange, more of a switch site or something, although there aren't any BT lines providing services here, I think their connections and fibres etc.. probably pass through various places around Hull as they do serve some towns and villages around Hull.

There you go
what everyone was right in it's own way.

Cables off out the town are there then.

funny I have never seen one here. maybe we have unsplided or magic cables here in Abingdon that dont need joining.

Nice one.

lol well summarised.

However I have a feeling that the current rapid rollout of FTTP and FTTC across the licensed area will have a positive effect as it is competitively priced. As for the wholesale side of things, with prices been the same as BT and as KC are treated as SMP here, it's Ofcom to blame as they dictate the prices for SMPs.

That would explain the old PCPs which are still used which are scribed GPO or PO on them, then was just engulfed by Corp Telephones etc..

At some point there will have been interconnect cables between the GPO and Hull networks. Could be an explanation.

In reply to a post by Daniel_g:

joiner, marker or a horse tie from the good old days. Who knows.

on the same serch results.

http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community...

We have one which looks almost identical to that about 100 Meters away from the old GPO Exchange in my Village. It is also opposite an active (I guess) duct in the pavement.

You can see the small pillar next to an ancient, thick (and very large) circa 1935 pole with Lines:

http://g.co/maps/wn5tt

The Old Exchange is literally a 20 second walk from that position:

http://g.co/maps/uq7fc


Seeming as this village is nowhere near an airfield of sorts, I would expect that it is a very old marker for cables.

I'm not sure how this compares to the OP's box. Maybe it was put in because only a small number of lines required termination, not enough to warrant a cabinet?

Edited by chris6273 (Sat 11-Feb-12 14:58:47)