Wolverhampton in the mid to late 80’s.

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If you have any photographs I would love to see some. I have been searching for anything. I have very little of her at all. Work functions, telephonist photos. I couldn’t even access hospital records because they destroy them after 10 years. I understand if you don’t have any, but if you do that would be great.

Hi, I sorry I haven't got any photo's.
When I Ist worked there, there was the old type switchboard with ,like you see in the old movies when to answer when a call comes in a dolls eye drops down and had plug the cord in and the ladies put the call through. There where about 8 operators .
In they late 70s we changed it to a automatic system, it was about 6 months work, every telephone had to be rewired ( there must have been around 2000 telephones, plus a room full of teleprinters, .
these were on the go for 24hrs back a for to the USA.
My last years on telecom I went on maintance, so I went there severval times a week.
Goodyear had the biggest telephone bill , well over a £1m per year.
When the Ibm system was up and running there were only 3 operators .
My memories of your Mom and Betty who was the chief operators, if i came into the switchroom they was always knitting and hid it on their laps in case it was the Boss .
They all had fantastic memories. memorizing hundreds of telephone extension numbers.
If anyone had any photo's it would be Betty ,she lived on the estate behind the Black horse , If she is still alive she must be in her 80s.
Maybe there's a facebook group for old employees or is the Goodyear social still
open.
I'm sorry your Mom suffered with mental health, I know she was happy in her job.
I also remember them telling me when the met the Queen on a visit to the plant , and Lizzie signed the visiter's book.