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Title: The Old Telegraph, Llaneilian, Anglesey
Post by: longbow on Monday 27 December 10 18:52 GMT (UK)

Any information on this property and its previous occupiers gratefully received.

Built in 1841, it was a visual / optical semaphore telegraph station, signalling to Liverpool in / outbound shipping.

Only names we have are Hughes in 19c and Pritchard in mid 19 & early 20c.
Many thanks.

Title: Re: The Old Telegraph, Llaneilian, Anglesey
Post by: Billy Anderson on Tuesday 28 December 10 12:13 GMT (UK)

Hi longbow,
Is this your lighthouse.

http://www.photographers-resource.co.uk/A-heritage/Lighthouses/LG2-EW/Point-Lynas-Lighthouse.htm


Not sure why the webpage is not coming up if you google Point Lynas Lighthouse it should appear on the list of sites
apologies.
cheers,
Billy.

Title: Re: The Old Telegraph, Llaneilian, Anglesey
Post by: longbow on Tuesday 28 December 10 15:41 GMT (UK)

Hi Billy,
Sorry we are not Point Lynas lighthouse. Ours predates that & is situated 1 ml south on the hill above. PL lighthouse took over telegraphy 1860 ish with an under sea cable rather than visual.
Thanks for looking, Andy

Title: Re: The Old Telegraph, Llaneilian, Anglesey
Post by: wilcoxon on Tuesday 28 December 10 15:46 GMT (UK)

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,503264.new.html#new

Your question and answers  about the people that lived there is here, in the Anglesey section.  :)

Title: Re: The Old Telegraph, Llaneilian, Anglesey
Post by: longbow on Tuesday 28 December 10 16:02 GMT (UK)

Many thanks

Title: Re: The Old Telegraph, Llaneilian, Anglesey
Post by: ainslie on Tuesday 28 December 10 18:06 GMT (UK)

There is a book about this telegraph system: here is a snippet from a review found in Google Books, using the words 'Anglesey Liverpool Telegraph Faster:
"Faster than the Wind - The Liverpool to Holyhead Telegraph by Frank Large. Occasionally you come across a book devoted ... the story of how a system was devised to signal news of ship arrivals off Point Lynas. on Anglesey, to Liverpool. ..."
I think it was a paperback published on Merseyside a few years ago, but do not have details.
A

Title: Re: The Old Telegraph, Llaneilian, Anglesey
Post by: ScouseBoy on Tuesday 28 December 10 18:22 GMT (UK)

Initially it was a "Line of sight"  semaphore signal system.  A little bit like railway signals.