Porthcurno has a unique historic provenance: this is where the telegraph cables that linked Britain with its Empire and other nations came ashore. The valley was the hub of international cable communications from 1870-1970 and also training college for the communications industry until 1993. Porthcurno was the largest cable station in the world.
Excellent idea to develop contacts between those interested in Porthcurno, its collections and archive. As a long time researcher living 300 miles away I look forward to making new contacts and posting from time to time details of my current research activities. That said I find the hardest part of my research just now is to try and understand and try to use this Blogg..............!!
Excellent idea to develop contacts between those interested in Porthcurno, its collections and archive. As a long time researcher living 300 miles away I look forward to making new contacts and posting from time to time details of my current research activities. That said I find the hardest part of my research just now is to try and understand and try to use this Blogg..............!!
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