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Portishead Radio GKA

Portishead Radio GKA

PORTISHEAD TRANSMITTING STATION

Opened 1927, closed 1979. Now the site of the Avon & Somerset Police HQ.

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GENERAL VIEW OF THE SITE.

GENERAL VIEW OF THE SITE.

A GROUP OF ENGINEERS, 1956.

A GROUP OF ENGINEERS, 1956.

THE LAST DAY OF THE MASTS.

THE LAST DAY OF THE MASTS.

THE FELLING OF ONE OF THE MASTS.

THE FELLING OF ONE OF THE MASTS.

EARLY TRANSMITTER.

EARLY TRANSMITTER.

AERIALS, 1932.

AERIALS, 1932.

SHORT-WAVE TRANSMITTERS, 1947.

SHORT-WAVE TRANSMITTERS, 1947.

TRANSMITTER ROOM, 1938.

TRANSMITTER ROOM, 1938.

SHORT-WAVE TRANSMITTER NO. 5, 1938.

SHORT-WAVE TRANSMITTER NO. 5, 1938.

TRANSMITTER ROOM, 1920.

TRANSMITTER ROOM, 1920.

POWER SWITCHBOARD.

POWER SWITCHBOARD.

Portishead Radio GKA

Portishead Radio GKA

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