Guernsey hotels
Guernsey Directory
Opening Times:
14:00 – 17:00, daily, Easter – October
(opens at 10:00 for the Easter holiday and during July-August)
| Guernsey Telephone Museum was inaugurated by the States of Guernsey in
1976, primarily from items returned to the stores of Guernsey Telecoms
following the automation of Guernsey's telephone system. At that time
the Museum occupied approximately 650 square feet of the ground floor of
the building, “Hermes House”, which had previously housed the Câtel
Manual Telephone Exchange.
In 1996, the centenary of the formation of the States Telephone Council, the Museum was completely refurbished and extended to occupy 1000 square feet within the building. A selection of robust objects was also placed on display in the front garden. The Museum was extended again in 2001 to include the whole of the ground floor which provided around 1,250 square feet of exhibition space as well as enabling a document archive and store room to be created. |
|
| In May 2002 Guernsey Telecoms was acquired by Cable and
Wireless (Guernsey) Ltd. and, by States agreement, the company continued
to maintain and operate the Museum until the end of 2004.
On the 1st January 2005 the Museum again became the responsibility of the States of Guernsey to be managed by Heritage Services, part of the Department of Culture and Leisure. It houses a nationally recognised collection of objects and telephone memorabilia. The Telephone Museum joins the Department’s other sites – Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery, the Museums of Castle Cornet and Fort Grey Shipwreck Museum. Future plans for Guernsey Telephone Museum include a re-design of the exhibition areas. |
|
If you would like a Guernsey related article published here please let us know res@lelorier.com
Guernsey Hotels