So yeah, basically the top text is all what I have to say.

Hi! Firstly, I realise this is an incredibly niche area but I am a graphic design student working on collateral/stationary for a fictional hotel from the 1950s located in Bath. I am wondering how phone numbers worked in the 1950s, particularly one in Bath?

Also, did people write addresses in the same way as we write them these days? I'm reading that postal codes came in towards the very end of the 50s. Are there any other conventions that I might not be familiar with?

Thank you!

TLDR: What would be an example of a 1950s phone number from Bath, UK?

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I posted this on the Call of Duty thread and was encouraged to make a new thread for it.

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