Museums · South West England
Museum of Global Communications
In or near Porthcurno.
Museum of Global Communications — museum in Corwall, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The Museum of Global Communications is located in Cornwall, postcode TR19 6JX. The museum is wheelchair accessible.
About
Museum of Global Communications is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1998. Named after Porthcurno. Award received: Green Awards. Address: TR19 6JX. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Corwall, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.0430°, -5.6540°.
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Official information
The Museum of Global Communications in Porthcurno, Cornwall, showcases the history and evolution of global communications. Visitors can explore exhibits on telegraphy, undersea cables, and the impact of digital communication on society.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. The museum, which opened in May 1998, is housed in the former telegraph facility.
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Background
History
In June 1870, the Falmouth, Gibraltar & Malta Telegraph Company of John Pender (which had been established in July 1869, with capital of £660,000 (in 1870s money)) landed the final section of the first Great Britain-India submarine cable in Porthcurno. The cable section between Carcavelos and Porthcurno was laid by the Hibernia, with the shore-end being laid by the Anchor Line ship Investigator. On 23 June, the first message was sent from Bombay to Pender's house on Arlington Street, London, where he was holding a party attended by the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII. It was received using the siphon recorder of Sir William Thomson. Often in early days, these young men were badly…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.0430, -5.6540
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Levan
- Postcode
- TR19 6JX
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Phone
- 01736 810966
- Established
- 1998
- Official site
- pkporthcurno.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7231754 (CC0)
- wikipedia: PK Porthcurno (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Porthcurno Telegraph Museum - geograph.org.uk - 318557.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Museum of Global Communications?
- Museum of Global Communications is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR19 6JX), in the parish of St. Levan.
- What is Museum of Global Communications?
- Museum of Global Communications — museum in Corwall, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Museum of Global Communications?
- Drivers can use postcode TR19 6JX.
- When was Museum of Global Communications built?
- Built or established in 1998.
- Is Museum of Global Communications a protected site?
- Yes — Museum of Global Communications is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Museum of Global Communications?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR19 6JX. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.