Marconi Memorial

The Marconi Memorial is a commemorative structure erected in 1937 by the Marconi Company of London, designed by Kelly and Co (Cramb Bros) Ltd of London. It is made of granite ashlar and features a stepped square base. The memorial has a thick, slightly tapered shaft with moulded corners that is stopped at the base, resting on a square plinth adorned with commemorative plaques on each side. At the top of the shaft is an emblem depicting a globe within a double triangular frame. The four plaques on the plinth honor G. Marconi and his research experiments conducted at the Poldhu Wireless Station from 1900 to 1933, which was located 100 yards northeast of the memorial. This station was significant for transmitting the first wireless telegraphy signals across the Atlantic on December 12, 1901. Additionally, in 1923 and 1924, C. S. Franklin, the inventor of the Franklin Beam aerial, directed his short wave wireless beam transmission to Marconi in the South Atlantic from this station.