Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 174,413 pages of information and 250,321 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Metropolitan Relays

From Graces Guide

of 69 Lavender Hill, London

1949 Metropolitan Relays Ltd formed Birmet Television Manufacturing Co for the purposes of making televisions for rental at its Battersea factory.

Subsequently formed Metropolitan Radio and Television Ltd

1950 "... the direct system of broadcasting - a flick of the switch and your favourite programme is faultlessly relayed into your home.."[1]

1953 Offered Relay Wireless service[2]

1958 Sir Robert Renwick's British Relay Wireless and Television group buys up Metropolitan Relays, which runs a “piped” radio service in South-West London and Cumberland. [3]

1976 Removed from the register of companies[4]

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Sources of Information

  1. South Western Star 27 October 1950
  2. South Western Star 22 May 1953
  3. Daily Express 24 October 1958
  4. London Gazette 27 June 1975