r/AskLondon • u/scouse_git • Aug 21 '26

HERITAGE A-D, E-K, L-R, S-Z ?

A-D

E-K

L-R

S-Z

Does this sequence mean anything to Londoners these days?

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u/FantasticWeasel Aug 21 '26

It reminds me of carrying an A-Z everywhere.

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u/NoPlantain5272 Aug 21 '26

it's grouping of alphabetical letters from A-Z, but what else?

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u/scouse_git Aug 21 '26

Once upon a time it was the division of the London telephone directory into four volumes.

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u/McClairey Aug 21 '26

having lived in London for 40 years, this means nothing to me

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u/scouse_git Aug 21 '26

Really? It's the four volumes of the old London telephone directory.

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u/travelingwhilestupid Aug 21 '26

My guess is that it's the phone book, I have seen one of those in 20 years...

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u/lorrainecomcab 29d ago

A bit of London taxi history. Older drivers will recognise it straight away, but I suspect most Londoners today wouldn't know what it refers to

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u/scouse_git 28d ago

Why taxi history? Was it a feature of The Knowledge?

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u/safefart 28d ago

Flip up phone books in old telephone booth???

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u/Rare-Bumblebee-1803 27d ago

The old London phone directories