Another update. I have (more or less) now completed the draft of the book, certainly as far as the technical and historical timeline aspects are concerned. Upon re-reading the manuscript, I feel it could still do with a few more anecdotes from both ex-staff and any sea-going ex-users of the stations to emphasise the human aspects of the stations; local 'eccentric' characters, memorable episodes, or any incidents involving the stations which may be of interest to others.
In the course of my research, I have come across numerous 'reports' from PO/BT management which I am currently reading through - this will take some time so I will probably delay the submission of the draft manuscript until I have completed trawling through them.
This could be the final opportunity to get some of these 'memories' in print for a wider audience; if anyone has any recollections of the coast station network in the UK please feel free to share them. Any used will be credited.
Email address
[email protected] is the one to use for any submissions.
Many thanks
Larry +