John Nash devoted his professional life to telecommunications, building a distinguished international career with Cable & Wireless and playing a part in the development and maintenance of global communications networks that connected people and nations. His commitment to the engineering profession was reflected early in his decision to join the Institution of Electronic and Radio
The HERDS – Our Journey
With support from Art Fund, PK Porthcurno joins THE HERDS alongside 43 museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK, bringing artistic events, workshops and educational activities to local communities to inspire the next generation and deepen connections with the natural world.
Travel to Great Britain, on the trail of Guglielmo Marconi
Recently, PK Porthcurno welcomed Italian journalist Marco Berech, who visited as part of his exploration of Guglielmo Marconi’s legacy—the renowned Italian inventor, electrical engineer, physicist, and politician credited with developing the first practical radio-based wireless telegraph system. PK’s Gareth Parry and Paul Tyreman hosted Marco for an insightful visit to this historic site, offering a
The Ghost Ship of Porthcurno
The legend of the ghost ship of Porthcurno, often told by locals and steeped in mystery, revolves around sightings of an eerie, spectral vessel gliding through the mist along Porthcurno’s coastline. The story typically involves a ship that appears on foggy or stormy nights, sometimes glowing faintly as it sails through the waves, only to
A Small Book for a Momentous Occasion
In the PK Porthcurno archive, there is a small, red booklet. Though beautifully bound in leather and decorated with an intricate gold motif, its size belies the significant achievement that its publication celebrated. Over 150 years ago, Porthcurno saw the arrival of an undersea telegraph cable stretching 5000 miles across the globe to India, heralding
GPO Mobile Telegraph Office (aka Poppy)
PK’s upcoming new arrival
The GPO Mobile Telegraph Office (affectionately known as Poppy) is soon to arrive at PK Porthcurno.
The Gemini Cable: A Milestone in the Development of the Internet
The 1997 Gemini cable was the first transatlantic cable to use optical fibre technology and could carry 1.5 gigabits per second of data.
In Loving Memory of Albert Lorens
Many will remember with great fondness Albert Lorens, who sadly passed away in early January at the age of 101. Albert had been a valued volunteer at Porthcurno since the early days of the museum and was always happy maintaining our working machinery.
‘A Message to PK Porthcurno’ – The Cornish Caretakers
PK Porthcurno’s second schools tour of our Cornish Caretakers show ‘A Message to PK Porthcurno’ has just finished and we have a brilliant new blog by Emily Harrison who starred alongside Edward Rowe (Kernow King) in this unique story of global communications…
Family fun in the sun – Connecting with our visitors at PK in August
As the heatwave was upon us all in August we were busy engaging with thousands of people across PK and on the beautiful Porthcurno beach.
World Maritime Day 2022
For World Maritime Day read our collection of success, failures, historic moments and wars involving cableships throughout history.
PK Porthcurno at Cornwall Pride 🏳️🌈
At the end of August, we had a wonderful time at Truro History Pride. We really enjoyed sharing our secret code activity, talking about the history of global communications, and meeting lots of friendly people.