EAW002287 ENGLAND (1946). Telcon Cable Works at Enderby's Wharf and environs, Greenwich, 1946
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Title | [EAW002287] Telcon Cable Works at Enderby's Wharf and environs, Greenwich, 1946 |
Reference | EAW002287 |
Date | 21-August-1946 |
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Place name | GREENWICH |
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District | |
Country | ENGLAND |
Easting / Northing | 539194, 178763 |
Longitude / Latitude | 0.0051620387103489, 51.490173251136 |
National Grid Reference | TQ392788 |
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Ship appears to be loading telegraph cable. The "loading span" can be seen suspended from the derrick. This would need to be hauled on board by a machine and coiled in the vessels hold. This ship has no means of laying the cable and is probably being used to delivery the cable system. The cable would have to be transferred to a cableship for eventual installation. |
Grollo |
Saturday 29th of March 2014 08:54:50 AM |
Telcon Factory. The first sucsessful trans Atlantic telegraph cable was manufactured on this site. An interesting account of the project can be found at the link below.
http://greenwichpeninsulahistory.wordpress.com/greenwich-marsh-by-mary-mills/chapter-5-the-atlantic-cable/ |
Grollo |
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