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Ness Point, channel tunnel boring site. Probably 19th century.
Photocopy of a small black and white photograph of the west end of St Margaret's Bay showing the spot where the first boring was made for a channel tunnel and the path from cliff top ...
Short notes about the Telecommunications Repeater Station at the top of Bay Hill. 1851
Short notes about the GPO Repeater Station at the top of Bay Hill dating from 1851.
Cable Ship William Hutt paying out cable between England and Belgium. 1853
An article from the Illustrated London News of 14 May 1853 about the cable ship William Hutt paying out cable between England and Belgium. Includes an image of the cable cave at St Margaret's Bay
Chronology of cable laying across the Channel between Britain and France. 1859 - 1997
Handwritten notes on the chronology of cable laying between Britain and France 1859 to 1997.
1861 census returns for the Cave in the Cliff St Margaret's Bay
The 1861 census return for the Cave in the Cliff where the watchman for the Channel telegraph cable lived temporarily. In 1861 there were 21 households in the Bay, two of them are empty houses, but ...
St Margare'ts Bay showing cable hut telegraph pole and the sheerlegs in the sea where the cable came ashore
A photograph of St Margaret's Bay showing the cable hut with a telegraph pole close by and sheerlegs in the sea used for handling the cable.
Cross Channel Cable hut on St Margaret's beach. 1880s
A photograph of St Margaret's Bay showing the cable hut in front of the first bungalow 'Follys' where the continental cable came ashore. About 1880.
Note concerning work on Repeater Station, Bay Hill. 1932
This note ( probably transcribed from a local paper) concerns work on the Repeater Station in connection with the new telephone lines to the Continent being built at the top of Bay Hill, St Margaret's ...
Construction of the Repeater Station at Bay Hill. 5 August 1932
An image of the framework being erected of the Repeater Station at the top of Bay Hill. 'The latest type of repeater will be used here in connection with the new submarine telephone cable laid from ...
Telephone cable from England to France. 1933
Press articles and a photograph concerning the new telephone cable laid between England and France in 1933.
Cross channel telephone cables; Repeater Station Bay Hill nearing completion 1933
The new telephone Repeater Station at the top of Bay Hill nearing completion in 1933. Three news articles give information on the laying of a new telephone cable from England to the Continent.
Telephone Repeater Station nearing completion, Bay Hill. 1933
Copy of press cutting from Col. Cavanagh's scrapbook around July/September 1933. At the top is a photograph of the new Repeater Station at the top of Bay Hill nearing completion, followed by three correspondents pieces about ...
Correspondence between Residents and Ratepayers and PO Telephone Manager re fencing at the Repeater Station Bay Hill. 1954
A letter dated 23 September 1954 from St Margaret's Ratepayers & Residents Association to the Manager of Post Office Communications Canterbury concerning the poor state of the fencing around the Repeater Station at the top ...
Correspondence between Residents and Ratepayers Association and Ministry of Works re the fencing at the Repeater Station Bay Hill. 1954
A letter presumably from the St Margaret's Ratepayers & Residents Association and dated 22nd December 1954, to the Ministry of Works at Tunbridge Wells concerning the fencing surrounding the Repeater Station at the top of ...
Correspondence between Residents and Ratepayers Association and PO Canterbury re fencing at the Repeater Station Bay Hill. 24 January 1955.
A letter of reply from the Manager PO Telecommunications to St Margaret's R & R Association re the state of fencing around the Repeater Station. 1955
Correspondence between Residents and Ratepayers Association and PO Telephones re the hedge at the Repeater Station Bay Hill. 25 Feb 1955
A letter of thanks 25 February 1955 from St Margaret's Ratepayers and Residents Association to Chief Clerk at PO Telephones Canterbury about the action being taken about the hedging around the Repeater Station.
Correspondence between Residents and Ratepayers Association and the Ministry of Works re the planting of shrubs around the Repeater Station Bay Hill. 1956
A letter dated 7 February 1956 from the Ministry of Works to St Margaret's Residents and Ratpayers Association re the planting of shrubs around the Repeater Station as a way of overcoming the fencing problem.
Correspondence between Residents and Ratepayers Association and PO Telecommunications re the hedges at the Repeater Station Bay Hill. 1956.
Further correspondence dated 10th February 1956 from PO Telecommunications Canterbury re proposed hedging around Repeater Station at the top of Bay Hill.
French cable ship Fresnel laying a new cable into the Bay. 16 September 1977
A series of photographs taken 16 September 1977 showing the French Cable laying vessel at work in the Bay and the cable coming ashore not far from the beach café.
BT cable laying in progress Sea Street and Chapel Lane. 1985
These photographs show BT engineers at work laying cables in Sea Street and Chapel Lane during 1985 and 1986 and their fleet of vans.
Sign in the Bay where the telephone cable came ashore. 24 Aug 1986
A photograph of St Margaret's Bay taken on 24th August 1986 with the sign showing where the telephone cable from France came ashore.
The Repeater Station, Bay Hill. 1988
Photo 1 shows the Repeater Station in 1988 with the old style red telephone kiosk outside, Photo 2 taken in February 1988 shows the new style kiosk to the right of the bus shelter, Photo 3 taken ...
Laying fibre optic cable along Sea Street. c2000
Photographs showing the laying of fibre optic cable along Sea Street. c2000.
Parallel Lines Amateur Radio Contact Group operating near Dover Patrol Memorial. October 1996
Photographs of a group called Parallel Lines Amateur Radio Contact Group operating near the Dover Patrol Memorial 6th October 1996.