Museum of Global Communications, History museum in Porthcurno, United Kingdom.
The Museum of Global Communications occupies a former telegraph station building perched on the coast and displays the evolution of global telecommunications across generations of machines and methods. The rooms hold working morse code equipment, photographs, and personal records that document the daily lives of telegraph operators.
The site originated in 1870 when a submarine cable first connected Great Britain directly to India, revolutionizing international communication. The museum was established in 1998 to preserve this pivotal chapter in telecommunications history for future generations.
The site demonstrates how people communicated across vast distances long before telephones and the internet existed. The preserved telegraph equipment and correspondence reveal the excitement and wonder this technology sparked in communities worldwide.
The museum provides access to underground bunkers from World War II and working morse code equipment that visitors can try hands-on. Guided tours are available seasonally and help explain the tunnels and their original wartime purpose.
During World War II, the entire telegraph operation was relocated into granite tunnels carved deep into the hillside to protect vital communication lines from bombing. These tunnels remain accessible today and vividly illustrate how essential infrastructure was hidden during wartime.
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