Telecommunications Research Establishment
Other Business Names:
- Air Ministry
- Bawdsey Research Station
- Radar Research & Development Establishment
- Radar Research Establishment
- Royal Radar Establishment
- Royal Signals & Radar Establishment
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dundee, City of Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, Scotland
- Felixstowe, Suffolk, Suffolk, East of England, England
- Malvern, Worcestershire, Hereford & Worcester, West Midlands, England
- Swanage, Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
Sectors:
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Government & government agency business related services
Government business related research & development activities
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Radar equipment production
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Professional services
Research & development services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1936 when established by Air Ministry at Bawdsey, Felixstowe, Suffolk, as Bawdsey Research Station to develop radar based air defence systems for the UK. 1939 relocated to Dundee, then to Swanage, Dorset, and in 1942 to Malvern where it remained. 1942 renamed Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE). 1953 merged with Radar Research & Development Establishment (RRDE) to form Radar Research Establishment, later Royal Radar Establishment. 1976 merged into Royal Signals & Radar Establishment
Publications:
- One Story of Radar by Rowe, A P
- Science Comes to Malvern. TRE. A story of radar, 1942-1953 by Putley, Ernest
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Air Ministry
- Bawdsey Research Station
- Radar Research & Development Establishment
- Radar Research Establishment
- Royal Radar Establishment
- Royal Signals & Radar Establishment
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dundee, City of Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, Scotland
- Felixstowe, Suffolk, Suffolk, East of England, England
- Malvern, Worcestershire, Hereford & Worcester, West Midlands, England
- Swanage, Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
Sectors:
- Government & government agency business related services Government business related research & development activities
- Electrical & electronic engineering Radar equipment production
- Professional services Research & development services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1936 when established by Air Ministry at Bawdsey, Felixstowe, Suffolk, as Bawdsey Research Station to develop radar based air defence systems for the UK. 1939 relocated to Dundee, then to Swanage, Dorset, and in 1942 to Malvern where it remained. 1942 renamed Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE). 1953 merged with Radar Research & Development Establishment (RRDE) to form Radar Research Establishment, later Royal Radar Establishment. 1976 merged into Royal Signals & Radar EstablishmentPublications:
- One Story of Radar by Rowe, A P
- Science Comes to Malvern. TRE. A story of radar, 1942-1953 by Putley, Ernest