Opening of new telephone exchange in the Newlands, Collingwood Road. In centre with specs is Gordon Sparrow, former clerk of Witham Urban District Council, and to right of him Councillor John Howe (bald).
| Ref | M464 |
| Photographer | Braintree and Witham Times |
| Date taken | 7 May 1975 |
| Source | Braintree and Witham Times |