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Pye Radio, St Andrew’s Street, Chesterton, 1933

Pye Radio Ltd, Radio House, St Andrew’s Road

History of Pye Radio, St Andrew's Road

For a history of Pye Radio:

http://lushprojects.com/kitdocs/StoryOfPyeWireless.pdf

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1930

Pye Radio, St Andrew’s Road (1930)


Jack Overhill recorded in his diary 23.9.1941:

Allen told me there’s big notices up in Pye’s to the effect that every tank turned out this week is for Russia.


See Eileen Smith’s reminiscences of working at the site in WWII


The site, later sold to Simoco, was sold again in 2001 and developed.

The following is a designated Building of Local Interest:

Building D Simoco Site

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