Rediffusion Branches By :
Gerald Clode / Mike Worsey
Updated: April 2010
REDIFFUSION HULL
151/157 Beverley Road
Kingston-on-Hull, Yorks HU3 1UA Tel: 0482 28691
Hull was one of the first cities in the UK to receive relayed Radio Channels via the Rediffusion Network as early as 1928. By the time of the demise in the mid - 1980's
Rediffusion Hull boasted the UK's largest subscriber base of over 48,000 customers.
Associated Companies in over 175 towns in Great Britain and in Barbados, Bermuda. Canada, Ceylon, Guyana,
Hong Kong, Jamaica, Malaya, Malta, Singapore, South Africa, Trinidad and West Africa etc.
Contact:
 | Rediffusion Building, Beverley Road Hull. January 1978 |
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( Click the above picture for a full size image )
 | Rediffusion Hull January 1978 |
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 | Rediffusion Hull c1997 |
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 | ex Rediffusion Hull site 2008 |
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There are lots of great old pictures of Rediffusion Hull on the following pages.
Please take a look. Maybe you were there and recognise others. Let us know !
Visit: Scrapbook Now 8 Pages of pictures including many of staff members
Visit: Mike Worsey Mike's recollections of his days with Rediffusion
Visit: Ken Allott Kens' memoirs of Rediffusion 1954 - 1986
Visit: Les Harrison Pictures of social gatherings ( late 70's )
SEARCH
Visit: Staff Pictures Over 200 'ID' photographs of Ex - Hull employees
Rediffusion Hull served as the head offices for the Yorkshire Region. There were also Branch Offices in: Grimsby, Leeds, Rotherham and Shipley with additional Service Centres in Halifax and Harrogate. The region had around 30 shops in the towns and cities of the counties serviced. Most of the region offered a Wired Vision Service to subscribers within the city areas.
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My time in engineering was the most rewarding. Les Brown was in charge and taught me a lot. He used to watch off air transmissions like a hawk and if there was a problem such as ghosting on the test card, he would ring up the BBC transmission centre to report it. They would deny any such problems of course but we then watched the off air transmission to witness them correct the problem!
Read the Full Account: John Bell's Memoirs
John Bell Remembers Rediffusion Hull
Date for next reunion: Friday December 3 2010
Visit: David Jordan Memorabilia, including Employment and Union papers.
