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| Porthcurno Telegraph Museum - Escape stairs |
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These escape stairs were built to provide an emergency
exit from the tunnels in the event of enemy attack. There are 120 steps
leading to the hilltop platform, from which you can see the valley. The
thick steel doors were designed to withstand bomb blasts as well as gas
attack. The sound you can hear is water seeping through the granite hills
above and dripping on to the stairs.
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Porthcurno Telegraph Museum
Porthcurno played a pivotal role in the history of global telecommunications.
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum - Cable testing room
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum's Cable testing room houses a comprehensive collection of electrical test gear.
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum - Instrument room
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum's instrument room replicates a complete working telegraph cable circuit.
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum - Workshop
Cable stations, especially those overseas, were required to make many of their own spare parts.
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum - Show cases
Porthcurno's main display room documents the development of submarine telegraphy.
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum - Hilltop platform
This is the view you get when you climb to the top of the escape stairs.
