Liverpool to Holyhead Telegraph
Other Business Names:
- Liverpool Dock Trustees
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
- Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
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Telecommunication & postal services
Telecommunication services
Notes:
Optical telegraph system established in 1826 to convey messages along Welsh coast and to ships off the coast. Had 11 stations. Operated through the Liverpool Dock Trustees. Closed in 1861 following competition from electric telegraphy
Publications:
- Faster than the Wind. The Liverpool to Holyhead Telegraph by Large, Frank
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Liverpool Dock Trustees
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
- Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
- Telecommunication & postal services Telecommunication services
Notes:
Optical telegraph system established in 1826 to convey messages along Welsh coast and to ships off the coast. Had 11 stations. Operated through the Liverpool Dock Trustees. Closed in 1861 following competition from electric telegraphyPublications:
- Faster than the Wind. The Liverpool to Holyhead Telegraph by Large, Frank