Thesaurus Term/Concept: TELEGRAPH STATION
| Identifier | 68689 |
|---|---|
| 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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Instances/Examples (13)
| Context | Record |
|---|---|
| Monument Type | MKE3703 Barrow Hill Telegraph stn (18th c) (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE3573 Beacon Hill, Faversham (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE3032 Callum Hill telegraph station (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE974 Mound-natural (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE6661 Site of a telegraph station, Kingsdown (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE5836 Site of Barham Down Telegraph Station (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE864 Site of old Telegraph (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE3038 Site of telegraph station (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE7398 Site of Telegraph station (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE6548 Site of Telegraph Station (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE4072 Site of telegraph station, Chilham (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE27550 TELEGRAPH FARM (Listed Building) |
| Monument Type | MKE3638 Telegraph station at Telegraph Hill (Monument) |