How times have changed. When I first came to Welly, circa 1980, I used to drive past the factory every day on my way to work. I didn't know that they were engaged in secret work during the war, nor that the King and Queen ever visited. As Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, as she was before marrying the King, couldn't remain Queen after his death in 1953, so became known as the Queen Mother, so that our late Queen could ascend the throne. Great video as always Purple.
Thanks for explaining that about the Queen Mother. I'm not exactly a follower of the Royals so I'm a little clueless. Yh the Radar components bit got me too.
Cheers Purple, I remember it well as a working Factory, many local people employed there and plenty of young recruits from the nearby Schools, John Lea etc.
Loved the video. Very well put together,,,, nice haircut as well! My mum was born at 7 Dale street and, I had the opportunity years ago to look through the old row houses before they were torn down. So cool to see exactly where my mum, aunt and all her kids were born. Catherine, Andrew and Anita Neil. My mum used to play on top of a shoe factory on the end of dale street, in fact she fell through the glass skylight and carried the scars from that fall all her life.... Is there a chance you can do a video on old Dale street?
Lovely job, thanks Purple & Stan. Just love the classic art deco facade, at a time when commerce was celebrated. One of the best examples is the Hoover Building in Perivale, within the "metroland" expansion out of London - the high tech corridor of the 1930s (electrical consumer goods). The decentralisation of important industry went far. The Ekco radar factory was in a small town on the edge of the Cotswolds. 😂😱 the modern pastiche of the clock tower. Why, oh why, do developers feel the need to do this.
Hi Purple if your quick at Witworths on the Embankment in the car park the workers hhave duga long trench and have exposed the old railway line.... Be quick tho as they are in the process of filling in at London rd end and rail is near reception entrance.
That's a wonderful piece of history proved. It's likely that many of the folk working there would have no idea what they were actually making... A friend of mine told me his mother worked there during WW2...she may be on one of those photos, but he was adamant that radio equipment was never made there...the secrets must have been well kept. This song by Gracie Fields sums it up. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2xrfbKTG_xE.html
