I've lived in the Dingle since 1991, and pass this building most days, but I've never seen any signs of it being used.
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The telephone number is a mystery.
699 Park.
There never was a Telephone Exchange called Park.
There was Sefton Park, Lark Lane and Royal which Coleman's would have had access to.
The only conclusion I've come to is that the lettering dates from 1900 when telephones were still quite rare, and somebody made a mistake.
Besides, the letters usually came before the numbers.
In the 1930s the number for Coleman's was Royal 535.
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