Porthcurno Telegraph Museum

PK Porthcurno is a museum located in the small coastal village of Porthcurno Cornwall, UK. Porthcurno was the point at which many submarine telegraph cables—transatlantic and to other locations—came ashore. The first cables were direct current impulse transmitters. The first cables with transistor amplifiers were laid in the 1950s.

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1998 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
museum, charitable organization, history museum, United Kingdom, 
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• Subterranea page^@ issue 25
• Subterranea Britannica page^@
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Location: 50.043, -5.654, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  St Michael's Mount Castle ⓘ
  castle in Cornwall, England, UK  

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  Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens ⓘ
  sculpture garden in Cornwall

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  Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden ⓘ
  Sculpture museum in Cornwall, UK

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  Geevor Tin Mine ⓘ
  tin mining museum in Cornwall, England, UK

• File:Trevarno railway station on the Helston Branch.jpg

  Helston Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in Cornwall, United Kingdom

• File:The Leach Pottery, St. Ives, Cornwall - Museum Entrance.jpg

  Leach Pottery ⓘ
  Pottery and museum in St Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom

• File:Levant-Mine-by-John-Gibson.jpg

  Levant Mine and Beam Engine ⓘ
  Cornish mining museum

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  Museum of Cornish Life ⓘ
  local museum in Helston, Cornwall, England, UK

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  The Shipwreck Centre ⓘ
  museum in Porthleven, England, UK

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  St Hilary Church, Cornwall ⓘ
  church in Cornwall, England, UK

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  Godolphin Estate ⓘ
  property situated in Godolphin Cross, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Penlee House Museum and Gallery ⓘ
  museum and art gallery in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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  Newlyn Art Gallery ⓘ
  contemporary art gallery in Cornwall

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  St Ives Museum ⓘ
  museum in St Ives, Cornwall

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  Tate St Ives ⓘ
  art gallery in St Ives, Cornwall

• File:Porthcurno Telegraph Museum - geograph.org.uk - 318557.jpg

  Museum of Global Communications ⓘ
  museum in Corwall, United Kingdom

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  Hayle Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Hayle, England, UK

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1998 Museum of Global Communications

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1976 Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden

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1250 St Hilary Church, Cornwall

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1500 Godolphin Estate

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1839 Penlee House Museum and Gallery

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1895 Newlyn Art Gallery

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1924 St Ives Museum

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1993 Tate St Ives

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2013 Hayle Heritage Centre

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Inside Porthcurno Cable Hut

Porthcurno Cable Hut

Porthcurno Telegraph Museum

WhitePyramid

Monument to the cable laid to Brest in 1880, near Porthcurno

The exit from the escape staircase at Porthcurno cable station

Porthcurno Telegraph-Museum 7774a

Porthcurno Telegraph Museum (6200)

Porthcurno Telegraph Museum (6238)

Porthcurno Telegraph Museum (6192)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Subterranea page@	issue 25	Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea Britannica page@		Wikidata
site	castle		St Michael's Mount Castle	house, castle, museum, chapel	Wikidata
site	garden		Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens	sculpture garden	Wikidata
site	garden	1976	Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden	art museum, sculpture garden, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Geevor Tin Mine	tourist attraction, mining museum, tin mine, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Helston Railway	heritage railway, ELR railway line section	Wikidata
site	museum		Leach Pottery	museum, independent museum, pottery studio	Wikidata
site	museum		Levant Mine and Beam Engine	mining museum, tin mine, copper mine	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Cornish Life	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Shipwreck Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1250	St Hilary Church, Cornwall	church building, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1500	Godolphin Estate	historic house museum, estate	Wikidata
site	museum	1839	Penlee House Museum and Gallery	art museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1895	Newlyn Art Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1924	St Ives Museum	local museum, independent museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Tate St Ives	art museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Museum of Global Communications	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Hayle Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Inside Porthcurno Cable Hut		Commons
commons	image		Porthcurno Cable Hut		Commons
commons	image		Porthcurno Telegraph Museum		Commons
commons	image		WhitePyramid		Commons
commons	image		Monument to the cable laid to Brest in 1880, near Porthcurno		Commons
commons	image		The exit from the escape staircase at Porthcurno cable station		Commons
commons	image		Porthcurno Telegraph-Museum 7774a		Commons
commons	image		Porthcurno Telegraph Museum (6200)		Commons
commons	image		Porthcurno Telegraph Museum (6238)		Commons
commons	image		Porthcurno Telegraph Museum (6192)		Commons