The AEI (AKA Marconi Radar)

[Wonjee]

AEI Lamp & Lighting on Melton Road was me, now of course its Sainsburys.

Loved the Xmas lights must have cost a fortune in time and electric

 

[Oadlad]

Well it would nowadays...

 

[Wessy Boy]

AEI Lamp & Lighting on Melton Road was me, now of course its Sainsburys.

My parents met when they were both working there

 

[DagenhamFox]

Thorn Lighting as I remember it. They used to make the lights for all the lighthouses in the country.

 

[Wonjee]

Thorn Lighting as I remember it. They used to make the lights for all the lighthouses in the country.

I visit a light ship in Harwich quite regularly and they have spare Thorn lamps 500w I think with back mirror I will look more closely next visit

 

[astleyfox]

Im sure there was a BTH plant in Rugby. My Mum worked there when she came down from Wales. She “ wired up radars”.

 

[Kureel]

I commissioned a Type 83 Radar, Yellow River, with Dennis Carver in 1959 for trials at Ferranti Wythenshawe for Bloodhound. It was developed at Wythenshawe and then shipped to Woomera where it was used in Bloodhound Trials work in early 1960s. Would be interested in anyone with memories of that time. Also at BTH were Tom Nuttal, Peter Lewis and John Collins. BTH also were developing the Type 87 Blue Anchor radar at that time. Pretty sure it was all at Blackbird Rd.