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BACK ISSUES OF THE SHUTTER TELEGRAPH, FROM 1998, ARE NOW AVAILABLE AS PDFs. THEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE "RECENT ARTICLES" PAGE.

Donations and Lottery Winners. Check out the 2008 Heritage Lottery Draw winners

Shop Pages.  Check out our new web browser shop pages.  This site is still under development but so far you can see our pages on Corps Prints, Books, Statues, Children's Gifts, Silver and Pewter ware, Glassware, Bone China, Clothing and Jewellery.  Additional sections and changes will be made during the following few weeks.

The Royal Corps of Signals Museum is located in Blandford Camp in the beautiful Dorset countryside and only a stone's throw from the scenic and interesting Georgian Town of Blandford Forum. It is the national museum of Army communications and the exhibits and displays show the part that communications have played in the many wars and campaigns of the last 150 years. The Museum collection is regarded as being of National importance and the excellent Archives are recognised by the Public Record Office.

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The Museum was founded in Catterick, in North Yorkshire in the mid 1930s. It was moved to Blandford Camp in 1967. In 1989 an appeal was launched to raise over £1 million to construct a new wing and to totally refurbish the displays. Following a successful appeal, the new wing was constructed in 1995 and the refurbishment was completed in 1997. The Museum in its new form was re-opened on 28th May 1997.  There are many interactive displays and fun trails for younger visitors. 

The main purposes of the Museum are:

• To provide educational resources to local schools and for life long learning.
• To preserve and display the heritage of the Royal Signals.
• To tell the story of military communications from the Napoleonic Wars onwards.
• To provide research, educational and recruiting support facilities.
• This Web site will give you information about:

Museum Opening Times, Find Us, Facilities and Charges.  A full list of our opening times, how to find us and our facilities.

History of Royal Signals.  Portrays a brief history of Royal Signals and its antecedents of the Royal Engineers.

Museum History.  This page is a Brief history of the Royal Signals Museum.

Blandford Camp.  Gives you a brief history of Blandford Camp, now the home of the Royal Signals, from the 19th Century to the present day.

Displays.  This page is a link to some of the displays within the museum from the Crimean War to the present day. Take a virtual tour now.

Equipment.  Gives details of some of the communications equipment that has been used by the Army.

Archives, Library and Research. This is a link to the archive, library and research services of the Museum.  It includes advice on obtaining personal records of individual soldiers.

Shop.  If you fancy buying some thing from the shop or are looking for Royal Signals Gifts take a look around our shop.  You can also e-mail or contact us for a Mail Order Catalogue

Events and Special Displays.  This page gives you details of forthcoming events and special displays in the Museum. learn about our new Interactive Centre for 2006 which explains the development of communications and the Electromagnertic Spectrum. 

D-Day and Dorset.  Tells you about our display to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day.

Education Services.  Gives teachers all the advice they will need to arrange a School Visit to the Museum.  Note: All first School Visits are currently free of admission charge.

Postal Covers.  The collection of Royal Signals Historical Postal Covers that are on sale in the shop.  

Donations and Lottery Winners. If you would like to make a donation to the museum this page will tell you how it can be done. See this page for winners of prizes in the 2006 Museum Lottery.

Benefactors.  Gives details of those who have made major financial contributions to the setting up of the Museum. 

Recent Articles.  Some recently published articles of interest.

Related Sites.  A list of any related sites. 

Museum Volunteers.  About our happy band of Museum volunteers and how to join them.

Shutter Telegraph. Download the latest edition of the Shutter Telegraph in PDF format.

To contact the Museum please e-mail us at:  The Royal Signals Museum or write to:

The webmaster of this site is Adam Forty.