Porthcurno Cable Station, Cornwall (1870–present) — station history and role in global cables

1. First Great Britain–India cable lands at Porthcurno

   Jun 1, 1870Labels: Porthcurno Beach, Great Britain

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2. Eastern Telegraph Company formed through merger

   Jan 1, 1872Labels: Eastern Telegraph

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3. Additional submarine cables expand Porthcurno’s reach

   Jan 1, 1878Labels: Isles of, Gibraltar Cable

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4. Operations move into purpose-built Eastern House

   Jan 1, 1904Labels: Eastern House

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5. Imperial cable-and-radio consolidation drives growth

   Jan 1, 1928Labels: Imperial policy, London conference

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6. Cable Hut built as station reaches imperial peak

   Jan 1, 1929Labels: Cable Hut, Porthcurno beach

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7. Imperial and International Communications begins operations

   Apr 8, 1929Labels: Imperial and

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8. Company becomes Cable & Wireless

   May 24, 1934Labels: Cable &

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9. Tunneling begins to protect wartime communications

   Jun 25, 1940Labels: Wartime tunnels, World War

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10. Porthcurno operations move underground

    May 1, 1941Labels: Underground operations, Porthcurno tunnels

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11. Postwar refurbishment and training-school expansion

    Jan 1, 1950Labels: Training school, Eastern House

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12. Telegraph station closes after 100 years

    Jan 1, 1970Labels: Telegraph station

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13. Cable & Wireless training college closes

    Jan 1, 1993Labels: Cable &

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14. Porthcurno Telegraph Museum opens in former facilities

    May 1, 1998Labels: Porthcurno Telegraph

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15. Museum closes for major redevelopment and later reopens

    Jun 1, 2014Labels: Museum redevelopment

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16. Museum rebrands as PK Porthcurno

    Jan 1, 2020Labels: PK Porthcurno, Telegraph call-sign

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