Marconi museum
This video is of the Marconi museum on the cliffs at Bass point near Housel bay, between Landewednack and The Lizard village, Cornwall, UK. The building is the oldest radio station in the world and was built in 1910. It was first owned by the trains and then it was owned by GWR. The museum is owned by the National trust now and is sometimes open.
Life on the Lizard - local area tour
The Lizard Peninsula is the most Southerly point in the UK. Almost an island, it is surrounded on 3 sides by the sea. Only a small land bridge at the source of the Helford river connects the Lizard to the mainland.
The rugged coastline makes for some of the most dramatic and picturesque coastal walks in the country.
The Lizard town is the perfect place to finish your walk. With a well earned pint at the historic “Top House Inn”.
It is also home to the Lizard lighthouse. Which has been keeping shipping safe for over 250 years. It also houses a museum that is run by the National Trust.
Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station is famous for many reasons. Most notably the dishes here received the first satellite Television broadcasts in 1962. It is now playing a key role in deep space exploration and is home to Cornwall Segway.
Another historic first in Communication, occurred just down the road. When in 1901 Marconi sent the first transatlantic wireless signal.
Poldhu Cove is now popular with surfers and beach goers. And also has the most incredible sunsets...
THE LIZARD | Cornwall. UK
Filmed on the 6th July 2018 at the Lizard, Cornwall, UK by Zzipp Media, Weymouth, UK
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Mullions Cove via Kynance cove to Lizard Point walk Cornwall UK Made by Huggie Huggie2love
Highlights of my journey along the Beautiful Unspoilt Picturesque Mullion Cove via Kynance cove on to Lizard Point, Lizard Lighthouse, Church cove it’s steeped in history with spectacular coastal views The Breathtaking views l see are free and there priceless, what a spectacular views you get at Lizard Point, where the waves batter the coastline. The coastal path walk is from a historic Mullion fishing Cove via Kynance cove on to Lizard Point, Lizard Lighthouse. Hope you like and enjoy this new video. Also l want to thank you all so much for your kinds words and great comments you made on all my coastal path walk videos, Made by Huggie Huggie2love.
Walks along the cliffs are well worth the effort. There are some stunning views from the coastal footpath. an attractive walk along the cliffs. It is a sandy beach popular with surfers. The coastal path runs through Polurrian Cove, along the cliffs, down through Mullion Cove and up again on to Predannack Heath.
The dramatic Mullion Cove is a must. It is owned by the National Trust and has a pretty working harbour, protected from the winter gales by stout sea walls. The harbour was completed in 1895 The cove had a lifeboat station from 1867 until 1909, as there were frequent wrecks under Mullion cliffs along a stretch of dangerous coastline. Inland there are the remains of Wheal Unity copper mine, which operated for about 200 years from the early 18th century.
Mullion is the largest village on the Lizard and has shops, inns, cafes and restaurants, craft shops and art galleries. There is a golf course close to Mullion. In the centre of the village, the mainly 13th century church of St Mellanus is renowned for its richly-carved oak bench-ends
The POLDHU wireless station was used by the Marconi company for the first trans-oceanic service of wireless telegraphy which was opened with a second Marconi station at Glance bay in Canada in 1902.When the Poldhu station was erected in 1900 wireless was in its infancy, when it was demolished in 1935, wireless was established for communication on land, at sea and in the air.
Mullion Golf Club situated on the cliffs of the Lizard Peninsula is not only the most Southerly course but one of the most beautiful courses in the West Country. Framed by sandy coves and protected reed beds, the course, now well past it's centenary, has always attracted the literary giants who not only enjoyed the golf but also fascinated by the ambience.
At Kynance Cliff the path travels around some rocky outcrops crusted with yellow and green lichens and then drops steeply downhill to the cove.
Kynance is one of the prettiest coves in Cornwall and as a result one of the most painted and photographed. It is now owned by the National Trust the brilliant turquoise water and white sand, with islands, caves and unexpected views Located less than 2 miles from The Lizard and once remote and difficult to get to, but is one of the most beautiful seaside locations with it picturesque, cove
The coastal formations are shapely, the black rocks outstanding, the sand soft and almost white and the orange lichen contrasts superbly with the blue sky, turquoise water and green grass. Nature at her most artistic Kynance Cove a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Lizard Complex, composed of peridotite and serpentinite. These are both igneous rocks, formed through volcanic processes between 359 and 416 million years ago
Quaint cottages line the road to Church Cove and St Wynwallow Church is a halfway point between the cove and the village. Although only a small cove, many goings on can be observed, such as the small fishing boats that are launched from the slipway by local fishermen and the Lizard lifeboat station can be seen from the cliffs.
St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack, The Lizard St Wynwallow's Church in the pretty hamlet of Landewednack is the most southerly church in mainland Britain. The church was probably founded around AD 600, though no obvious remains of that first church can be seen today. The church is largely built of granite and the local serpentine stone, creating an attractive patchwork pattern of stone.
The Lizard Lifeboat Station can refer to several Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat stations located on The Lizard in Cornwall, The Lizard lifeboat station is located at Kilcobben Cove on The Lizard peninsula.
Highlights of my journey along the Beautiful Unspoilt Picturesque Mullion Cove via Kynance cove on to Lizard Point, Lizard Lighthouse, it’s steeped in history with spectacular coastal views The Breathtaking views l see are free and there priceless, what a spectacular views you get at Lizard Point, where the waves batter the coastline. Hope you like and enjoy this new video. Also l want to thank you all so much for your kinds words and great comments you made on all my coastal path walk videos, Made by Huggie Huggie2love
CRHnews - Equipment made at Marconi's world first wireless factory finally return home
Two lifelong Marconistas recreated the famous 1901 photograph portraying the Great Man and his Right Hand Man with cutting edge equipment on the final day of 'Building the Wireless Age' exhibition at Hall Street, Chelmsford, on Sunday, May 29, 2016.
The awesome display included a coherer receiver and spark coil, both originals manufactured at the world's first wireless factory, a Siemens Morse inker that was badged and sold by Marconi, a grasshopper key and a Marconi galvanometer.
A fitting end indeed to a remarkable 'Marconi Spring' - three months of weekend public openings before the listed building isdestined to be converted into apartments, a smaller mirror image of the awful fate suffered earlier by the once mighty New Street factory.
Can you imagine any other country, say America, Russia, or the Pitcairn Islands, boasting the world's first wireless factory allowing it to become flat!!!!!
Whatever did Marconi the man who built this City on electronic rock and roll, do wrong?
The worlds first Wireless and Telegraphy factory at Marconi's Hall Street works, hailed as the ‘birthplace of radio' , is featuring a unique exhibition which highlights the part played by these unsung heroes.
There are photographs of women, redundant silk weavers, whose nimble fingers spun the copper wires and the tough guys who sweated in the noisy machine shop.
Without the SOS equipment they made, 1.500 from the Titanic and Lusitania disasters would have perished, not to mention countless other shipwrecked souls who survived other sinkings.
Although MSW is staging an exhibition, its aim has never been to open a Marconi Museum, but to promote the setting up of STEM (Science Technology Engineering Maths) Clubs in the Birthplace of Radio to encourage young people to become future Marconi's and even rocket scientists!
To celebrate the history and legacy of Marconi and the Marconi Company in Chelmsford, this commemorative event is hosted between March and May 2016 in the Grade II listed building prior to its conversion into residential and commercial units.
This Exhibition has been organised by the Marconi Heritage Group in affiliation with the Chelmsford Civic Society, at the request of the developers MAC Design and Build Ltd to allow the public access to the significant industrial heritage of the building.
Archival material from a variety of sources will be showcased, in many cases for the first time. Contributors include The International Marconi Museum in Bologna, The Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, the Essex Record Office, Chelmsford Museums and several private collections.
Local families with their own small collections of Marconi-related memorabilia have also contributed.
This is a major opportunity to share the Marconi legacy, and showcase the evidence for the claim of Chelmsford City's entry signs: Birthplace of Radio.
Chelmsford Science and Engineering Society is proud to support Marconi Science WorX (MSW) and Chelmsford Civic Society in collaboration with BBC Essex which exists thanks to the great man's pioneering work at Hall Street.
Although they are staging the exhibition, MSW's main aim is not to open another Marconi Museum, but promote after-school STEM clubs to encourage young people maybe to become rocket scientists or the next Marconi.
facebook.com/marconiscienceworx or email info@chelmsfordcivicsociety.co.uk
Open invitation to Marconi veterans: If you would like the opportunity to share your Marconi memories please make contact with CRHnews via email: papa.razzi@blueyonder.co.uk
Landsend Radio GLD in the 1960's
Landsend Radio GLD was the United Kingdom's coast radio station covering the all important southwestern approaches to the UK. The station took over from Marconi's original Lizard station, retaining it's callsign.
CRHnews - Tim Wanders about nostalgia at Marconi's world first wireless factory
Author, Journalist, Historic Consultant and entertaining guest speaker Tim Wander gives keynote speech at the Birthplace of Wireless, the world's first wi-fi factory, Marconi's works in Hall Street, Chelmsford.
His address at 'Building the Wireless Age' exhibition on March 12, 2016, was based on his book Marconi's Hall Street Works 1892-1912, available on Amazon.
Tim is always pleased to provide help and support about any aspect of the history of wireless, broadcasting and the Marconi Company.
Over 35 years he has amassed a huge photographic and book/document archive and answers his many emails as soon as possible.
He regularly provides reviews and advice for academic papers and students, contributes as author or reviewer to numerous journals and has considerable radio, broadcast and TV experience.
He continues to work with a number of museums and collections and has designed a wide range of historic displays, information boards and guidebooks.
Raised and educated in Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, an Honours Degree in Computer Science from Aston University in Birmingham brought him by chance to work at GEC-Marconi Communication Systems’ Writtle site, near Chelmsford in Essex.
He spent the first 17 years of his career with various arms of the GEC-Marconi Company worldwide, designing, developing and managing radio, telecommunication and control system projects.
Tim left Marconi's in 1999 and spent three more years in senior management within the electronics industry in the City of London.
Tim then decided on a career change, finding time to restore a number of classic Jaguar E type cars, he then became a Senior Project Manager for a series of building projects around the world.
Tim has written and edited many other books, including Marconi on the Isle of Wight, produced for the centenary of the closure of the Alum Bay, Royal Needles Hotel station in 2000.
A long held interest in early radio sets inherited from his father and a passion for the early days of radio broadcasting led him to write 2MT Writtle - The Birth of British Broadcasting, first published in 1988.
After 22 years the second, completely rewritten and much larger edition was published in October 2010. In 2012 he published the story of the world’s first purpose built wireless factory – Marconi’s New Street Works 1912-2012. Birthplace of the Wireless Age.
In 2013 he also published the completely rewritten story of Marconi on the Isle of Wight, telling the full story of Marconi’s earliest stations and experiments.
In 2014 The Marconi Company and Writtle was published together with Heritage Writtle.
Also in 2014, after 12 years of research and having visited nearly every site he has published Marconi’s Kind of Magic 1896-1901 Building the Wireless Age the full and detailed story of the first five years of Marconi's career.
Tim has also written a series of papers and pamphlets about early wireless including Marconi in Northern Island, The Hall Street Works, The Marconi Company in WW1 and some specialist papers for Bembridge Fort on the Isle of Wight. Copies of these are available via the website. Others are in preparation.
He has also written several radio plays based on the New Street and Writtle broadcasts and a TV script is in production. More books are planned and you can keep track of Tim’s new and past titles and contact the author via info@marconibooks.co.uk.
Tim’s hobbies still include a passion for early Jaguar cars, including a period of historic motor racing and all types of shooting, especially with vintage and historic long arms.
Tim is now a Freelance Author, Lecturer, Consultant and Project Manager based on the Isle of Wight.
He also tries to spend as much time as possible wandering around the beautiful mountains of Southern Spain with his old dog and even older Jeep.
Open invitation to Marconi veterans: If you would like the opportunity to share your Marconi memories please make contact with CRHnews via email: CourtRedHanded@gmail.com
50th Anniversary Of Marconi's Invention Of Radio (1951)
Poldu, Cornwall
CU. Minister Spataro speaking. GV. Marconi wireless mast at Poldhu, Cornwall. MS. Wireless operator taking a message. CU. Marconi with earphone when a young man. MS. Marconi operating an aerial. LS. Steam yacht. CU. Marconi - wearing ship's officers uniform. GV. Cornish coastline. (2 shots). LS. Outside aerial to radio station in Cornwall. GV. (travelling shot) inside the radio station. CU. Map on wall. GV. (from stern of boat) Wake in the sea. LS. and closer L.S. - Caboto Tower, Terranova. MS. Still print of Marconi seated in room. GV. Scenes inside the radio station. GV. Rough sea on coast. GVs inside the radio station. (Build up story of first message to be radioed across the Atlantic). LS. G.V. of the radio station in Scotland. (Still print) of Group of men who worked on radio station. CU. Hand on Morse tapping key. MS. Old time ticker tape machine operating. MS. Through window of men working in snow. MS. Hoisting Union Jack in Polar Region. MS. Saluting the raising of Union Jack. CU. Man playing bugle. Hoisting flag. LS. Italian sailors hoisting Italian Flag and singing. MS. Italian sailors. (Comb. Lav.)
Note: Language Italian. Interesting footage of Marconi's early transmissions.
Picture quality is not too bad.
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CRHnews - Peter Watkins displays 2MT transmitter International Marconi Day
Marconi veteran Peter Watkins put his 2MT transmitter replica on public show for the first time at the International Marconi Day event in Sandford Mill on April 23, 2016.
Peter will be talking about Marconi's steam yacht Elettra at the Birthplace of Wireless, Hall Street, Chelmsford, on Friday May 6, at 19.00, and of how a 'chance' purchase of a photograph in a Cornish antique shop led him on a voyage of discovery.
Here Peter talks about the historic transmitter and how he managed to acquire the original glass valves and of his hopes of a future upgrade that would see it in action.
If you are a Marconi veteran who would like your memories recorded on You Tube, contact CRHnews email: Papa.Razzi@blueyonder.co.uk
As part of Chelmsford Museums, Sandford Mill offers a whole host of activities when open for special events, however, it is only open to the public on event days unless by prior arrangement.
Throughout the year the Mill holds a selection of events ranging from a celebration of Marconi to historical re-enactments and Science Experiments for all the family.
From April to October the Mill offers a unique range of hands-on, interactive education sessions utilising special equipment and expert teachers.
In these sessions students can learn through practical activities in order to answer big questions and discover new ways of thinking.
Sandford Mill Big Weekend -Saturday, 6 August 2016 - 10:00am to Sunday, 7 August 2016 - 4:00pm .
Science Discovery Day - Sunday, 23 October 2016 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Chelmsford was once home to several major industries including:
•Marconi, who were the forerunners in developing both radio and television
•Crompton, a major electrical engineering company
•Hoffman, a manufacturer of bearings for a variety of products across the world
Much of Chelmsford Museums industrial collection is stored and displayed at Sandford Mill and is available to view during events.
This includes the historic 1922 Writtle Hut from which Marconi made the first regular entertainment broadcasts.
Much of the work at the Mill is done by a dedicated band of volunteers whilst other external organisations lend much valuable support. If you wish to help us then please get in touch.
The Rear View from Nablus B&B - Praa Sands Cornwall
Nablus B&B is our friendly guesthouse, situated in the quaint little seaside hamlet of Praa Sands in the heart of Cornwall. We are located within a few yards of Praa Sands Beach which is a very popular beach for both bathers and surfers. Our accommodation is perfect for those guests looking for a Great British holiday.
We are ideally situated between the bustling town of Penzance, and the picturesque fishing village of Porthleven. Moreover, our guesthouse is just a short drive from all of the major attractions within the region. Namely, the charming town of St. Ives, Land's End, St Michael's Mount, the quaint little fishing village of Mousehole and the rugged natural beauty of the Lizard Peninsula.
For those interested in science and technology, why not visit Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station which was once the largest Satellite Earth Station in the world and was located very close to Poldhu where Guglierlmo Marconi sent his first transatlantic radio signal.
For those interested in theme parks, why not visit Flambards Theme Park, which is located in the nearby town of Helston. Helston is also home to the world famous Helston Flora Show and also the Culdrose Airshow. For theatre lovers, the Minack Theatre is a place not to be missed while history enthusiasts will marvel at Chysauster Ancient Village which is also located nearby.
Please note - we are not able to take credit or debit cards at the B&B - please pay by cash or cheque.
PORTHLEVEN POLDHU CORNWALL
Wireless history in Cornwall
Just a short teaser to show some of the achievements made by Marconi in Cornwall
The Rooms at Nablus B&B - Praa Sands Cornwall
Nablus B&B is our friendly guesthouse, situated in the quaint little seaside hamlet of Praa Sands in the heart of Cornwall. We are located within a few yards of Praa Sands Beach which is a very popular beach for both bathers and surfers. Our accommodation is perfect for those guests looking for a Great British holiday.
We are ideally situated between the bustling town of Penzance, and the picturesque fishing village of Porthleven. Moreover, our guesthouse is just a short drive from all of the major attractions within the region. Namely, the charming town of St. Ives, Land's End, St Michael's Mount, the quaint little fishing village of Mousehole and the rugged natural beauty of the Lizard Peninsula.
For those interested in science and technology, why not visit Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station which was once the largest Satellite Earth Station in the world and was located very close to Poldhu where Guglierlmo Marconi sent his first transatlantic radio signal.
For those interested in theme parks, why not visit Flambards Theme Park, which is located in the nearby town of Helston. Helston is also home to the world famous Helston Flora Show and also the Culdrose Airshow. For theatre lovers, the Minack Theatre is a place not to be missed while history enthusiasts will marvel at Chysauster Ancient Village which is also located nearby.
Please note - we are not able to take credit or debit cards at the B&B - please pay by cash or cheque.
The Rooms at Nablus B&B - Praa Sands Cornwall
Nablus B&B is our friendly guesthouse, situated in the quaint little seaside hamlet of Praa Sands in the heart of Cornwall. We are located within a few yards of Praa Sands Beach which is a very popular beach for both bathers and surfers. Our accommodation is perfect for those guests looking for a Great British holiday.
We are ideally situated between the bustling town of Penzance, and the picturesque fishing village of Porthleven. Moreover, our guesthouse is just a short drive from all of the major attractions within the region. Namely, the charming town of St. Ives, Land's End, St Michael's Mount, the quaint little fishing village of Mousehole and the rugged natural beauty of the Lizard Peninsula.
For those interested in science and technology, why not visit Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station which was once the largest Satellite Earth Station in the world and was located very close to Poldhu where Guglierlmo Marconi sent his first transatlantic radio signal.
For those interested in theme parks, why not visit Flambards Theme Park, which is located in the nearby town of Helston. Helston is also home to the world famous Helston Flora Show and also the Culdrose Airshow. For theatre lovers, the Minack Theatre is a place not to be missed while history enthusiasts will marvel at Chysauster Ancient Village which is also located nearby.
Please note - we are not able to take credit or debit cards at the B&B - please pay by cash or cheque.
The Rooms at Nablus B&B - Praa Sands Cornwall
Nablus B&B is our friendly guesthouse, situated in the quaint little seaside hamlet of Praa Sands in the heart of Cornwall. We are located within a few yards of Praa Sands Beach which is a very popular beach for both bathers and surfers. Our accommodation is perfect for those guests looking for a Great British holiday.
We are ideally situated between the bustling town of Penzance, and the picturesque fishing village of Porthleven. Moreover, our guesthouse is just a short drive from all of the major attractions within the region. Namely, the charming town of St. Ives, Land's End, St Michael's Mount, the quaint little fishing village of Mousehole and the rugged natural beauty of the Lizard Peninsula.
For those interested in science and technology, why not visit Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station which was once the largest Satellite Earth Station in the world and was located very close to Poldhu where Guglierlmo Marconi sent his first transatlantic radio signal.
For those interested in theme parks, why not visit Flambards Theme Park, which is located in the nearby town of Helston. Helston is also home to the world famous Helston Flora Show and also the Culdrose Airshow. For theatre lovers, the Minack Theatre is a place not to be missed while history enthusiasts will marvel at Chysauster Ancient Village which is also located nearby.
Please note - we are not able to take credit or debit cards at the B&B - please pay by cash or cheque.
The Rooms at Nablus B&B - Praa Sands Cornwall
Nablus B&B is our friendly guesthouse, situated in the quaint little seaside hamlet of Praa Sands in the heart of Cornwall. We are located within a few yards of Praa Sands Beach which is a very popular beach for both bathers and surfers. Our accommodation is perfect for those guests looking for a Great British holiday.
We are ideally situated between the bustling town of Penzance, and the picturesque fishing village of Porthleven. Moreover, our guesthouse is just a short drive from all of the major attractions within the region. Namely, the charming town of St. Ives, Land's End, St Michael's Mount, the quaint little fishing village of Mousehole and the rugged natural beauty of the Lizard Peninsula.
For those interested in science and technology, why not visit Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station which was once the largest Satellite Earth Station in the world and was located very close to Poldhu where Guglierlmo Marconi sent his first transatlantic radio signal.
For those interested in theme parks, why not visit Flambards Theme Park, which is located in the nearby town of Helston. Helston is also home to the world famous Helston Flora Show and also the Culdrose Airshow. For theatre lovers, the Minack Theatre is a place not to be missed while history enthusiasts will marvel at Chysauster Ancient Village which is also located nearby.
Please note - we are not able to take credit or debit cards at the B&B - please pay by cash or cheque.
The Rooms at Nablus B&B - Praa Sands Cornwall
Nablus B&B is our friendly guesthouse, situated in the quaint little seaside hamlet of Praa Sands in the heart of Cornwall. We are located within a few yards of Praa Sands Beach which is a very popular beach for both bathers and surfers. Our accommodation is perfect for those guests looking for a Great British holiday.
We are ideally situated between the bustling town of Penzance, and the picturesque fishing village of Porthleven. Moreover, our guesthouse is just a short drive from all of the major attractions within the region. Namely, the charming town of St. Ives, Land's End, St Michael's Mount, the quaint little fishing village of Mousehole and the rugged natural beauty of the Lizard Peninsula.
For those interested in science and technology, why not visit Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station which was once the largest Satellite Earth Station in the world and was located very close to Poldhu where Guglierlmo Marconi sent his first transatlantic radio signal.
For those interested in theme parks, why not visit Flambards Theme Park, which is located in the nearby town of Helston. Helston is also home to the world famous Helston Flora Show and also the Culdrose Airshow. For theatre lovers, the Minack Theatre is a place not to be missed while history enthusiasts will marvel at Chysauster Ancient Village which is also located nearby.
Please note - we are not able to take credit or debit cards at the B&B - please pay by cash or cheque.
CRHnews - Last hurrah at Marconi's world first wireless factory?
Chris Neale, part of the Hall Street Gang of Three addresses Invited guests during a farewell tea party in the world's first wireless factory, the birthplace of wireless/radio, Marconi Wireless Telegraphy Co Ltd, Hall Street, Chelmsford, in May, 2016, before it is turned into apartments, just like the world's first purpose-built wireless factory, Marconi New Street.
Many thanks must go to all the Chelmsford City Councillors who rallied round to pay vocal support to saving one tiny final last corner where Marconi actually trod for the nation, how wonderful that they stood by in an hour of need.
So lets turn the clock back to the unique Marconi Exhibition that took place during March April May at the works which Marconi established in 1898.
A full scale replica of the Titanic's wireless room took pride of place at Hall Street whose factory workers saved the lives of Titanic/Lusitania survivors and countless thousands.
The worlds first Wireless and Telegraphy factory at Marconi's Hall Street works, hailed as the ‘birthplace of radio' featured a unique exhibition which highlights the part played by these unsung heroes.
There were photographs of women, redundant silk weavers, whose nimble fingers spun the copper wires and the tough guys who sweated in the noisy machine shop.
Without the SOS equipment they made, 1.500 from the Titanic and Lusitania disasters would have perished, not to mention countless other shipwrecked souls who survived other sinkings.
Although MSW staged an exhibition, its aim was never to open another Marconi Museum, but to promote the setting up of STEM (Science Technology Engineering Maths) Clubs in the Birthplace of Radio to encourage young people to become future Marconi's and even rocket scientists!
This 'Marconi Spring' events was organised by the Marconi Heritage Group in affiliation with the Chelmsford Civic Society and at the request of the developers MAC Design and Build Ltd to allow the public access to the significant industrial heritage of the building.
Archival material from a variety of sources was showcased, in many cases for the first time.
Contributors included The International Marconi Museum in Bologna, The Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, the Essex Record Office, Chelmsford Museums and several private collections.
Local families with their own small collections of Marconi-related memorabilia also contributed.
It was a rare major opportunity to share the Marconi legacy, and showcase the evidence for the claim of Chelmsford City's entry signs: Birthplace of Radio.
Chelmsford Science and Engineering Society was proud to support Marconi Science WorX (MSW) and Chelmsford Civic Society in collaboration with BBC Essex which exists thanks to the great man's pioneering work at Hall Street.
MSW's main aim is to promote after-school STEM clubs to encourage young people maybe to become rocket scientists or the next Marconi.
A series of talks was organised, here is a selection from the final month:
Fri 14/Saty 15 May: Come and make a radio! Years 6-9 (10-14) Three sessions on each day at 10am 12 noon and 2pm £5 each, to book a place see below. Build your own wireless in the world's first wireless factory.
Fri 13 May: 7.15pm The exciting story of offshore radio and Radio Caroline the true story of the boat that rocked with Cap'n Ray Clark.
Fri 20 May: 7.15pm A brief history of Ada Lovelace, her work with Charles Babbage and her influence in the creation of world's first computer and how she effected the world we know today and inspired women in all fields of technology.
Sunday May 22: Marconi Guided Walk from Hall Street to New Street 3pm via the City with guide Alan recounting history from 1850 to 1950.
If you would like any more information or you would like to volunteer for this project, please visit
facebook.com/marconiscienceworx or email info@chelmsfordcivicsociety.co.uk
Open invitation to Marconi veterans: If you would like the opportunity to share your Marconi memories please make contact with CRHnews via email: papa.razzi@blueyonder.co.uk