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Graham G3ZVT · 12th May 2020, 10:48 pm

It's probably fair to say that the vast majority of installations by GPO engineers had cabling clipped to the surface of walls and woodwork.

The reason the socket in the picture below is so high on the wall, is because it was originally the site of a 711 wall mounted phone. I remember chipping a groove in the plaster to hide the cable.

12th May 2020, 10:48 pm	#4
Graham G3ZVT Dekatron Join Date: May 2010 Location: Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 18,715	Re: GPO Wall telephones - how was the line cord installed before plug and socket ? It's probably fair to say that the vast majority of installations by GPO engineers had cabling clipped to the surface of walls and woodwork. The reason the socket in the picture below is so high on the wall, is because it was originally the site of a 711 wall mounted phone. I remember chipping a groove in the plaster to hide the cable. Attached Thumbnails __________________ -- Graham. G3ZVT