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BT's offices at Baynard House, the former site of the BT Museum

The BT Museum was a telecommunications museum run by BT, that held artefacts and exhibits on the history of telecommunications in the United Kingdom. It was based in Baynard House in the Blackfriars district of London.

It was originally opened as the Telecom Technology Showcase in 1982.

It was closed to visitors in 1997, and was replaced in 2001 by the Connected Earth initiative.

References

  1. "BT Museum". London Online. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  2. John Chenery. "Last Call at Blackfriars…". Telecommunications Heritage Group (UK). Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
  3. Chris Godsmark (5 November 1996). "BT to pull the plug on phone museum". The Independent. Retrieved 24 November 2010.

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51°30.7151′N 0°6.0734′W / 51.5119183°N 0.1012233°W / 51.5119183; -0.1012233


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