Marconi Veterans Association

We have received the following note and request from Allyson Lewis at the Essex Records Office. Essex Record Office holds the Marconi Photographic archive, a vast collection of negatives and prints covering all aspects of the work of the Marconi’s Wireless and Telegraph Company Ltd from the early years of the company to its closure.  The collection [...]

Hi all, many of you are familiar with my work on radio station 2MT at Writtle.  This note comes as a three way appeal – firstl, I am helping the Writtle Historic Society with their large project to document Writtle over 2000 years – so what they need is anyone who can supply information about [...]

We have received the following communication from Paul Bicknell of Sussex and hope that veterans may be able to help. I have just found a Marconi Mk. 7 colour camera head and lens in an old barn; I am trying to get all the parts together so that it can be made to work again. [...]

We have received the following letter from David Samways who runs the Marconi Old-Fellows web site https://sites.google.com/site/marconioldfellows/home  The letter is self explanatory and if anyone can contribute via the “comments” facility below it will be much appreciated.  All comments will, of course, be forwarded to David.  5th August 2012 To the Secretary of the Marconi Veterans Association Dear Barry, As [...]

We have received the following letter from Mike Digby.   RAF West Beckham I currently live on part of the former RAF West Beckham chain home radar station in Norfolk. I plan on writing a book about the history of the station and those who served here. I have so far tracked down the former [...]

We have received a request from radio amateur Jim Allen (NU6AM) in California who is trying to restore a Marconi Marine monitor receiver as shown below.  If anyone has any information on this unit we would like to hear from you.

We have received a request form Simon Vaughan who is the archivist for the Alexandra Palace Television Society http://www.apts.org.uk/ The request concerns information on a Mr J E Davies who made a recording of the 1937 Coronation of George VI on 16mm film, this recording being used in a BBC programme “All our Yesterdays – the Passing [...]

We recently had a request from John Romanowski for help in identifying an old pieces of equipment He believes these were produced by Marconi, possibly Marconi Marine, and subsequently used in movie props made during the 1970s and 80s, which John and a group of hobbyists are trying to recreate using authentic pieces. It is thought that the pieces [...]

Your Chairman is working with Channel 4 (Twenty Twenty Television) on a project for the Titanic. During the course of these meetings 20/20 have asked if  The Marconi Veterans Association can help with the project. “TwentyTwenty Television is looking for descendents of the workers of the Marconi factory in Chelmsford.  A new primetime series will explore an extraordinary era in [...]