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Entry page for the Light Straw ATE and GPO History

Light Straw ATE	August 2021
	Light Straw ATE Enter the world of operator connected calls, Subscriber Trunk Dialling, Strowger switching and much more... Visit the Post Office Tower; the Telephone Managers' Office; explore the Telecoms Engineering Centre; and learn about the last two TXE4s to be taken out of service. Includes GPO Clock Systems.
GPO History
	GPO History Here we look at the GPO, Royal Mail, Post Office Savings Bank, ERNIE, National Giro and more... Includes GPO vehicle history.
Telecoms at Bletchley Park
	Telecoms at Bletchley Park The GPO's expertise from its research department at Dollis Hill was invaluable in assisting Bletchley Park to develop robust, electro-mechanical machines which could be used to break the wartime codes.
Entry page for Faded Memories and more...
Butlins Clacton
	Butlin's Clacton An in-depth historical study, with original photos, of Butlin's Holiday Camp, Clacton-on-Sea.
Faded Memories
	Faded Memories Looks at a selection of brand names, clever marketing ideas, images, sounds, everyday items and trivia, which has faded into the past.
Rusty Railways
	Rusty Railways Links to selected railway sites, including... Mail-Rail: The Post Office (underground) Railway, and Travelling Post Offices (TPOs).
On Her Majesty's Service
	On Her Majesty's Service A brief look at public sector organisations and banking industry histories.

Design, images and text compiled by © Light-Straw. Page build 7 August 2021. All logos and trade marks are the property of their respective owners and are used on the Light Straw site(s) for review only. Students and researchers are recommended to make their own independent enquiries as to the accuracy of the information contained therein.

My GPO Family

Entry page for My GPO Family of published books.

My GPO Family
	My GPO Family...of published books My GPO Family of books, exploring communications history... about the General Post Office (GPO), Post Office Telecommunications, British Telecom, and BT.

Yellow History Series (2017-2019)
		My GPO Family...of published books Yellow Telecom History (2017-2019 series) Illustrated with black & white photos. Click on the image to see more details and buy.

Square Premium Quality Photobooks (2019-2021 series)
				Square Photobooks (2019-2022 series) Click on the image to see more details and buy.

Forthcoming Titles
	My GPO Family...of published books Click on image to see details of ALL planned books and release dates! Covid-19 has delayed research due to many archives being completely inaccessible for the duration.
Process
	Checkout on from this site is via secure PayPal (own or guest checkout). You don't need to register with PayPal to buy. Please allow 14 days for processing, packing and posting. The seller retains the right to refund payments if demand exceeds supply, or at his discretion. All books are paperback format. Please ask for a PayPal Invoice if you wish to buy multiple items. [Typically, a stock of five books per title is held.]
Design, images and text compiled by © Light-Straw. Page build 2 May 2021 updated 16 Nov 22. All logos and trade marks are the property of their respective owners and are used on the Light Straw site(s) for review only. Students and researchers are recommended to make their own independent enquiries as to the accuracy of the information contained therein.

Lightstraw Info

Entry page for Lightstraw Info

Lightstraw Info	August 2021
	Lightstraw Info [Holding Page] A collection of ordinary, mundane, and unusual information...
Heritage Resources
	Heritage Resources (Links) Links to telephone, postal and writing resources to aid serious studies.
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Design, images and text compiled by © Light Straw. Page build 6 May 2021. Updated 7 August 2021. All logos and trade marks are the property of their respective owners and are used on the Light Straw site(s) for review only. Students and researchers are recommended to make their own independent enquiries as to the accuracy of the information contained therein.

About

About
	The Light Straw and associated pages have been on-line since 19th August 1997 with domain names active from October 1999. 'Light Straw logo' as originally coined/photographed by Tony Inglis.
Domains include Fynevue, My GPO Family, and Lightstraw derivations edited by John Chenery. The GPO/Clocksystems pages are authored by Simon Taylor. All domains here are operated with an SSL security (padlock) certificate, and should default to https:// for safe data exchange/browsing. Photo galleries with the Juicebox javascript may not currently display due to licensing/software, which is to be due checked in June 2021. Links to YouTube videos may change subject to the vagaries of the content owners and platform rules. Watch at your own risk. Audio clips should play as mp3 sound files, subject to supporting browsers. Some wav files still remain on the server. Hyperlinks to other sites are provided to enhance your information experience, but external content may change, and was last checked at [stated page dates]. Visit these external sites at your own risk. GDPR: Necessary data is collected directly from PayPal or manually to process your order, if you purchase books from me via MyGPOFamily or by Facebook/Messenger/E-mail. Data may be held locally for future e-mailing of new book titles. It will not be passed to any third parties, or stored on the internet.
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Design, images and text compiled by © Light-Straw. Page last updated 7 August 2021. All logos and trade marks are the property of their respective owners and are used on the Light Straw site(s) for review only. Students and researchers are recommended to make their own independent enquiries as to the accuracy of the information contained therein.