Northern District Telephone Company; 1881-1890; telephone company

The Northern District Telephone Company was formed as a subsidiary of the United Telephone Company (UTC) on 13 December 1881 covering Westmorland, Cumberland, Northumberland and parts of Durham and Scotland. The UTC had already commenced operations in Sunderland and Newcastle with only the Post Office for competition. It was absorbed by the National Telephone Company on 30 April 1890.

From the guide to the Records created and used by the Northern District Telephone Company, 1886-1901, (BT Archives)