The Installation of Electric Bells and Telephones at Hatfield House: Lord Salisbury’s Adoption of Communication Technologies in the Later 19th Century

IF 0.1 4区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Industrial Archaeology Review Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI:10.1080/03090728.2023.2178200

L. Clark

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This article explores the installation of electric bells and internal communication telephones at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, by Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, well known for his fascination in all aspects of science and new technology. The installation process of these pioneering new technologies at Hatfield House, their location within the house, how they functioned and their probable impact on the household are investigated through surviving correspondence, receipts, plans and the physical evidence preserved within the house. When identified, recorded and interpreted, this evidence can contribute to our greater understanding not only of the early adoption of technology in the 19th century, but of the complex way that two separate but interdependent groups of people (employers and servants) lived, worked and communicated in a great country house, while maintaining distance, privacy and the division of rank.

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Industrial Archaeology Review Multiple-

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0.40

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期刊介绍： Industrial Archaeology Review aims to publish research in industrial archaeology, which is defined as a period study embracing the tangible evidence of social, economic and technological development in the period since industrialisation, generally from the early-18th century onwards. It is a peer-reviewed academic journal, with scholarly standards of presentation, yet seeks to encourage submissions from both amateurs and professionals which will inform all those working in the field of current developments. Industrial Archaeology Review is the journal of the Association for Industrial Archaeology. Published twice a year, the focal point and common theme of its contents is the surviving evidence of industrial activity.