The Story of Pye 1896-2020 by Pye History Trust

[@michaelhutchinson414]

I was employed as an apprentice at Pye of Cambridge in the 60's. I lodged in St Andrews Road. We served 5 years and moved around periodically around the various company's in Cambridge whilst attending Cambridge Technical college one day a week. I remember one of the highlights of my career was working at the Broadcast TV division. We worked on an entire outside broadcast unit that was used to transmit, 'live', a concert by the Beatles. I eventually moved on elsewhere but came back some years later, in Maidenhead, to a subsidiary company that arose out of the Philips control. Dynatron Radio made high profile TVs and Audio equipment. It moved up to East Anglia where it was thought the labour would be cheaper. It became increasingly outdated in its product line although it held the prestige of supplying items to Royal households. Eventually Philips closed it down.

[@skilfulCOM]

I worked for Pye Telecom in Haverhill and enjoyed my time working there. Good managers and good workers.

[@songsmith31a]

Further to my initial comment below, it has been amazing to discover how this company contributed so much in the UK and beyond. The story of corporate take-over and sell-off is depressingly familiar and has undoubtedly gathered pace in this "global" world.

[@ConnorLeveillee]

Great history and great video!

[@songsmith31a]

Britain can boast of so many pioneering companies in the realm of sound and vision. Pye was one of those. i still have a "Black Box" record player with its original BSR Monarch auto-changer, dating from the 1950s. Still a fine unit that produces quality sound despite the advances made in domestic entertainment over the intervening decades.

[@Knobbynomates]

I have a large 1920s Pye sunburst radio in fabulous nick. Gets one radio station right at the back of the box....but I think its supposed to have a massive aerial....rather than a coathanger.

[@cazwix8350]

My dad worked at pye Birmingham nothing ever mentioned about that depot

[@brendaniell1765]

right on

[@brendaniell1765]

my family

[@brendaniell1765]

through marriage or divorce

[@njm1971nyc]

Not that anyone asked my opinion...but anyway...ever since I was a child I always found the Pye logo really REALLY ugly. It has "angry face" vibes about it! 😠

[@Knobbynomates]

That's cause you are not right upstairs

[@triodehexode]

The tradegy of British engineering excelence illed by poor and greedy financiers who's goal is cash rather than achievement.

[@njm1971nyc]

@@Knobbynomates lol, ok. It's a good job that you're not a psychiatrist if you think someone's mentally ill because they find a logo ugly! 🤷‍♂️ Silly old fool.