Inside our Museum | Photographic tour

1. Maritime Room – all about cable ships
2. Demonstration Area
3. Main showcase displays
4. The Instrument Room
5. Cable Testing and Local History Room
6. The Vintage Workshop
7. The Generator Room
8. The Escape Stairs

3. Main showcase displays

View of the main showcase area in the tunnels with large modern glass cases

The main display room documents the development of submarine telegraphy from the first cable to cross the English Channel to the outbreak of World War II and beyond and includes cable samples, information on Brunel's 'Great Eastern' and the first Atlantic cable and many other unique and curious items!

See objects from this room in our online collection.

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