Pennine Radio Limited
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Pennine Radio Limited is a UK manufacturer of electronic equipment, transformer
s and windings
, ride on electric golf carts, sheet metal
work and computer equipment
.
Founded in 1958 the company (as the name suggests) started off producing consumer electronics like radio receivers
and adapters to enable the new band III
ITV
television broadcasts. However they soon expanded into industrial electronics. In the early days they produced many innovative designs for the woollen industry
which surrounded Huddersfield
.
Pennine Radio's Headquarters are in a Victorian grade 2 listed building on Fitzwilliam Street Huddersfield. The building was believed to have originally been a cloth warehouse. It was used during World War II
for storage by Imperial Chemical Industries
who had a Dye manufacturing plant in the town.
Next door, (to the right in the photograph) is the building that up until recently was the Fitzwilliam Masonic Hall. It has now been redeveloped as office space.
Across the street was the railway goods yard
(Now a car park). In the old goods yard is a large brick building which was the locomotive workshop. Being very short of flat land, the engineers of old equipped the workshop with a hydraulic lift
capable of lifting a locomotive to the upper floor.
Transformer
A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductors—the transformer's coils. A varying current in the first or primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core and thus a varying magnetic field...
s and windings
Coil
A coil is a series of loops. A coiled coil is a structure in which the coil itself is in turn also looping.-Electromagnetic coils:An electromagnetic coil is formed when a conductor is wound around a core or form to create an inductor or electromagnet...
, ride on electric golf carts, sheet metal
Sheet metal
Sheet metal is simply metal formed into thin and flat pieces. It is one of the fundamental forms used in metalworking, and can be cut and bent into a variety of different shapes. Countless everyday objects are constructed of the material...
work and computer equipment
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
.
Founded in 1958 the company (as the name suggests) started off producing consumer electronics like radio receivers
Receiver (radio)
A radio receiver converts signals from a radio antenna to a usable form. It uses electronic filters to separate a wanted radio frequency signal from all other signals, the electronic amplifier increases the level suitable for further processing, and finally recovers the desired information through...
and adapters to enable the new band III
Band III
Band III is the name of a radio frequency range within the very high frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum.Band III ranges from 174 to 230 MHz, and it is primarily used for radio and television broadcasting...
ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
television broadcasts. However they soon expanded into industrial electronics. In the early days they produced many innovative designs for the woollen industry
Woolen
Woolen or woollen is a type of yarn made from carded wool. Woolen yarn is soft, light, stretchy, and full of air. It is thus a good insulator, and makes a good knitting yarn...
which surrounded Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
.
Overview
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
for storage by Imperial Chemical Industries
Imperial Chemical Industries
Imperial Chemical Industries was a British chemical company, taken over by AkzoNobel, a Dutch conglomerate, one of the largest chemical producers in the world. In its heyday, ICI was the largest manufacturing company in the British Empire, and commonly regarded as a "bellwether of the British...
who had a Dye manufacturing plant in the town.
Next door, (to the right in the photograph) is the building that up until recently was the Fitzwilliam Masonic Hall. It has now been redeveloped as office space.
Across the street was the railway goods yard
Huddersfield railway station
Huddersfield railway station serves the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.The station is managed by First TransPennine Express who provide trains between the North East, North and East Yorkshire, and Leeds to the east and Manchester Piccadilly and North West.It is also served by local...
(Now a car park). In the old goods yard is a large brick building which was the locomotive workshop. Being very short of flat land, the engineers of old equipped the workshop with a hydraulic lift
Hydraulic machinery
Hydraulic machines are machinery and tools that use liquid fluid power to do simple work. Heavy equipment is a common example.In this type of machine, hydraulic fluid is transmitted throughout the machine to various hydraulic motors and hydraulic cylinders and which becomes pressurised according to...
capable of lifting a locomotive to the upper floor.