Thesaurus Term/Concept: TELEGRAPH STATION
Identifier | 68689 |
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Class | MONUMENT TYPE |
Status | Preferred |
Index? | Yes |
Scope Note | One in a chain of stations with semaphore shutters and telescopes which could relay messages according to a planned code. Used from the 1790s by the British Admiralty to speed up communications from London to the ports of Deal, Portsmouth and Plymouth. |
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Context | Record |
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Monument Type | MSF10325 Yarmouth to London Telegraph Station, Icklingham Plantation (Monument) |