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DIRECTORATE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
OUTSTATIONS

Corston, Somerset

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Introduction
This section contains a collection of scanned photographs relating to Corston Outstation (Shapwick Region).

The SWT at Corston also had responsibility for the outstations at Weston-Super-Mare (WSM) and Taunton.

Taunton covered Somerset Fire, A&S Police G Div - Taunton & F Div - Yeovil.

Avon & Somerset VHF Scheme Maintenance (except A&S Police line controlled CHs 5 & 7 and Avon Fire ) was the responsibility of a Depot based team, (2xWT) reporting to a Depot SWT.

Additional Information
Thanks to Paul Corkrum for providing the following information:

Staffing
1 x SWT, 4-5 x WT, 1-2 x W/M, plus 1 x WT, 1 x WM at WSM plus 1 x WT, 1 x WM at Taunton from the late 1980’s

Principal Customers
Avon & Somerset Police, Avon Fire, Somerset Fire

Gallery Viewer
Click on the desired photograph to see an enlarged image. Once in the viewer, use the navigation arrows to move between images.

Photograph Credits
Many thanks to David Waspe for supplying the Crown copyright photos in this gallery taken between July 1991 and January 1992.

VHF Mobile Workshop

VHF Mobile Workshop

VHF Mobile Workshop

VHF Mobile Workshop

VHF Mobile Workshop

VHF Mobile Workshop

VHF Mobile Workshop

VHF Mobile Workshop

Mobile Workshop

Mobile Workshop

Mobile Workshop

Mobile Workshop

RCS Workshop

RCS Workshop

RCS Workshop

RCS Workshop

Installation Workshop

Installation Workshop

Installation Workshop

Installation Workshop

Stores Area

Stores Area

Stores Area

Stores Area

Test Equipment

Test Equipment

Customer Storage

Customer Storage

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