The Telecoms Coast: A History of Terrestrial, Sub Sea and Space Communication in Cornwall

A fascinating story of telecommunications in Cornwall from 1830 through to the present day, spanning the earliest days of the terrestrial telegraph network, the laying of subsea cables from 1850 onwards, high power long distance radio from 1900 and satellite communication from the early 1960s.

We start at the Geevor tin mine in Pendeen then head down the coast to Land’s End, the most westerly point of the English mainland (the shortest route to New York). From Land’s End we come first to Po...