This section covers the various test sites set up by Marconi, some of the major turnkey projects and installations provided for both home and export customers, and some of the major exhibitions and events conducted to promote business.
Galleywood
Stoughton Test Site
Linesman/Mediator 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Neatishead Radar Museum with a personal visit and a site tour here. A discussion of the equipment layout of the Neatishead R12 building in response to a query can be found at this link. Also a useful video
Cold war room consoles - housing Marconi displays - and totes Aerial view of site
This gives an idea of what Neatishead was created to do. Also its history and here and the Wikipedia entry, although from other sources we believe the assertion in this regarding a Type 80 at Neatishead to be incorrect. As is known the various possibilities under the ROTOR plan (Stages 1,2 and 3) were under constant review, and the Type 80 was indeed shown against Neatishead at one time - as for many other RAF radar sites. The first production Type 80, installed at the CEW station, Trimingham and handed over in 1955, was located only a short distance from Neatishead. Thus the GCI had access to voice-told plots. Later on, Skendleby, now also with a Type 80, also served as a satellite GCI to Neatishead; for Exercise VIGILANT in 1957, its Master Head was the Type 7. RAF Langtoft - also a GCI - was another site scheduled to have a Type 80 but this didn't materialize either as a result of further reductions to the Type 80 programme.
It is a fact that Neatishead was never a 'good' radar site; which was why as part of the later planning for IUKADGE, as a result of new surveys Trimingham was re-acquired, and was confirmed to be an excellent site for the deployment of a new radar.
Despite above comment it was found that the Trimingham site was likely to suffer from coastal erosion so a new radar has been installed at Neatishead.
OTHR & JORN - Jindalee Operational Radar Network
NATO, NADGE and SCAT projects have readable articles in the publication "Marconi Companies and Their People" (MCATP) which can be found at the following links:
AUG 59 p11
APR 60 p3
MAR 61 p5
MAY 62 p20
FEB 63 p34-p35
FEB 65 p1
MAR 65 p1
JUN 68 p5
MAY 66 p2-7
JUNE 66 p10-p15
APR 67 p12-p14
JULY 67 p20
JAN 67 p10
NOV 67 p13
JAN 68 p15
JULY 69 p2-p4
Input from Steve Bousfield
As part of the ‘offset’ for its contracts in Oman, Radar built and equipped the Oman Aircraft Control College. I came across this invitation which we produced for a reception to celebrate the opening which was performed by HRH Prince Andrew.
The college is still going strong and this is its website