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SERVING THE MARINER SINCE 1920 - A FRIENDLY VOICE ON MANY A DARK NIGHT

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  • HOME
  • HISTORY
  • NEWS & ABOUT US
  • THE HIGHBRIDGE SITE
  • THE PORTISHEAD SITE
  • THE DEVIZES SITE
  • THE SOMERTON SITE
  • THE PONTING COLLECTION
  • COLOURISED PHOTOS
  • RELATED STATIONS
  • AERO SERVICE
  • PUBLICITY MATERIAL
  • MEMORABILIA
  • VIDEOS
  • AUDIO FILES
  • LINKS
  • COAST STATIONS
  • HISTORY BOOKS

HISTORY

1920-1925

1920-1925

1920-1925

The early years of maritime communication


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1925-1939

1920-1925

1920-1925

The relocation to Somerset and World War 2

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1939-1945

1920-1925

1939-1945

The war years 



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1945-1970

1945-1970

1945-1970

Post-war and the 1950s/1960s


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1970-2000

1945-1970

1945-1970

New technology, the new station, and the end.



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HIGHBRIDGE RECEIVING STATION - THEN AND NOW

Approach to the Radio Station from Worston Road. 1925 (above) and 2020 (below).

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    • Colour photographs of Portishead Transmitter Site © Jim Sulley

     
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