References
- 1924 . The Fighting Forces September
- 1933 . The Mariner's Mirror July, January, April, July 1934, January 1935
- Ibid. 328 XIX
- My italics
- 1937 . May
- Vincent , W. T. 1890 .
- W.O. 10/40
- 1808 . The Picture of London for 105 (pub. Richard Phillips), p., n. states: “On the top of the Admiralty are erected two telegraphs, one communicating with Deal, and lie other with Portsmouth, the inside of which may be seen, on proper application, or very small interest with the porters, or persons who work the machines.”
- 1897 . By Walter Thornbury,. With the permission of Messrs Cassell and Co., Ltd
- Inspired admittedly by the newspaper article already alluded to
- 1928 . By William Gates
- See also a working model of the telegraph, in Admiralty Library, said to have been made by Lord George Murray himself
- Broadley , A. M. and Bartelot , R. G. 1909 . 136 , n. 2
- M.M. 219 XX
- 1845 . A Code of Signals intended as Auxiliary to Marryat's for the use of the H. C. Bengal Pilot Service compiled by Arthur Bedford, River Surveyor, Calcutta
- 1820 . There has been some doubt as to the sequence of these stations, but Goddard, while still carrying out experiments with telegraph sites in (Ad. 1/4655, Pro. G. 274)., clearly gives the compass bearings of Gad's Hill and Calham Hill from the intermediate site
- Tonge was somewhat awkwardly placed for shutter signalling to and from Calham Hill and Shottenden, and Barrow Hill, the angle between the Deal and Sheerness lines subtended at Tonge being about 60 degrees
- 1820 . In Goddard was recommending an improved site instead of Beacon Hill, at Darland (Darling) Hill, towards Rainham, just south of the Sittingbourne road
- 1810 . Telegraph So far on this une, all the above are marked on the Survey, but on crossing into Devonshire none is marked and it is not easy to identify the sites. The Devonshire Survey may have been carried out before 1806
- 1891 . Instructor-Captain Tuck believes these semaphores were erected on towers, owing to their excessive cost. The sites certainly deserve exploring in the near future, which will be the writer's next care. In September, the Hampshire Field Club had an outing to Farley Chamberlayne and visited the “site of the old semaphore station, near the church” (vide The Hampshire Antiquary and Naturalist). There was no mention of a tower