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.
PK Cable Map 1880's
Friday 4 March 2011
Amusing Post-War Telegram
I came across this telegram on Wednesday in one of the more eclectic files in the archive; I think it speaks for itself. It was intercepted by Cable and Wireless before reaching its final destination...
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