tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post4806057400928672803..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: ELL week: history callingCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-48516098131570925312010-05-29T09:27:12.681+01:002010-05-29T09:27:12.681+01:00I used to work at the Garrick Theatre and our phon...I used to work at the Garrick Theatre and our phone code was Temple BarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-26489649517805157692010-05-29T08:08:17.719+01:002010-05-29T08:08:17.719+01:00Intriguing series, Caroline. Yup, another one here...Intriguing series, Caroline. Yup, another one here who can recall some of the old Alpha-numeric combinations, esp the (to me) exotic-sounding FLAxman. Others included FRObisher (Earl's Ct), PARk (Bayswater/Hyde Park); DICkens (Highbury), CANonbury (obvious!) & DREadnought (sic. Another section of Earl's Ct). Old industrial/market gardening connections were remembered, e.g. MULberry for Wood Green, as well as genuine celebs (Dickens, Nelson).<br />As a child, I used to imagine which one would be my own when I, too, lived in London. In fact, 3 of the above, but they'd changed to numeric codes by then.<br />So much nicer than anonymous numbers: we seem to be continually reminded that we're just a series of numbers ...Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031126325323208656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-47706564307161875372010-05-28T22:19:14.443+01:002010-05-28T22:19:14.443+01:00Old phone numbers I remember: 692 was TIDeway, 853...Old phone numbers I remember: 692 was TIDeway, 853 was GREenwich.crosswhatfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549789079541493246noreply@blogger.com