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Havant's new Crown Building linked to the new automatic telephone exchange in
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( Continued from Page 12 ) exchange . Until now , the staff have been struggling along in what Mr. David Rutter , the manager , calls a " rabbit warren of passages based on an Army hut of World War I. "
these two impressive buildings set for continuous heating o which cost about £ 100,000 any period of reduced heatin without equipment . Dividing for night - time and week - ends partitions throughout the Crown Building can be moved about as required .
A comfortable staff cantee has been provided as well as first - aid room ( next to th P.A.Y.E. section ) .
The attractive pastel colou scheme and extensive fluores cent lighting of the building an appearance gives spotlessness .
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Everything is as fresh a spring 1963 and the wonde is that this Crown Building wa completed ahead of schedul during the worst winter of century .
Good planning
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Structurally , there are no beams , and the framework con sists of small section concrete columns , thin plate slabs and two reinforced concrete end walls to give stability .
Outmoded
Havant's outmoded telephone exchange , straining to accom modate 200 new subscribers yearly on a manual basis , will soon be housed in the auto- Thermostats matic exchange at the rear of the Crown Building .
Oil - fired central heating is automatically controlled in three separately - pumped zoned circuits by outside thermostats
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When fully operational , in the middle of next year , it is expected to handle 4,400 subscribers - almost twice the present number . A time switch incorporated planning and site organization , Flexibility is the keynote of in each zonal control can be explained Mr. Kenneth Privet
which compensate for sun and wind .
How did it happen ?
ANOTHER SIX FIGURE CONT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BY
To a date five months ahead