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1. The cliffs of Foilhummerum Bay, the European end of the Atlantic Cable.
*The cliffs of Foilhummerum Bay, the European end of the Atlantic Cable. The European terminus of the 1865 Atlantic cable was on top of the remote cliffs of Foilhummerum Bay, on the island of Valentia in the west of...
2. The reels of Gutta Percha covered conducting wire coveyed into tanks at the works at Greenwich.
*The reels of Gutta Percha covered conducting wire coveyed into tanks at the works at Greenwich. From the mid-19th century onwards there have been factories producing submarine cables and associated products in Greenwich and Woolwich. Until well...
3. The cable passed from the works into the hulk lying in the Thames at Greenwich.
*The cable passed from the works into the hulk lying in the Thames at Greenwich. The completed transatlantic cable being transferred from the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company's works at Enderby's Wharf, Greenwich to...
4. Lighters used for lifting the centres of the New London Bridge.
*Lighters used for lifting the centres of the New London Bridge. John Rennie's new London Bridge, built during 1824-31, used large stone blocks. Edward Cooke's sketch shows the lighters used to raise the blocks.
5. In the bows of the Great Eastern August 22nd with the cable broken and lost, preparing to grapple.
*In the bows of the Great Eastern August 22nd with the cable broken and lost, preparing to grapple. The attempt to lay a telegraph cable across the Atlantic, which began off the west coast of Ireland in June 1865, ended in failure. After a number of...
6. A Suggestion! The Leviathan: what to do with her now you've got her off.
*A Suggestion! The Leviathan: what to do with her now you've got her off. In November and December 1857, with the 'Great Eastern' stuck on her slipways, the failed launch became something of a running joke in London...
 
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