Things to Do
| Porthcurno Telegraph Museum - Show cases |
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Porthcurno's main display room, which occupies most of the South tunnel, documents the development of submarine telegraphy from the first Channel cable of 1850 to the outbreak of World War II, including amusing items of 'social history'. Rare specimens of cables, information on Brunel's 'Great Eastern' and the first Atlantic cable and many other unique items can be found in these display cases. Look up (click and drag in the panorama window) to see a kite similar to one which was used to keep Marconi's wireless aerial in the air at Newfoundland, where the first transatlantic radio signal was received in 1901. |
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 - Escape stairs
These escape stairs were built to provide an emergency exit from the tunnels in the event of enemy attack.
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum - Hilltop platform
This is the view you get when you climb to the top of the escape stairs.
