Rediffusion Engineering, 187 Coombe Lane West,
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey (Coombe
Cottage) was a rambling mansion which was once the home of Dame Nellie
Melba.
The establishment became Rediffusion Engineering and Chief Engineer Rupert Kinross
was superceded by Ken Quinton. The picture was taken in part of
the garden behind the main building. Robert Maxwell closed the
Company and the site was developed into a large estate of town houses.
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REUNION 2003
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REUNION 2002
REUNION 2001
REDIFFUSION LINKS
In
1964 after being re-awarded its franchise, Associated-Rediffusion became
Rediffusion Television Limited, trading as "Rediffusion,
London". The black version of its ident was used for all its
programmes for the first year before being relegated to regional use
only. The fanfare was composed by John Dankworth.
AUDIO
CLIPS
Rediffusion
began using an ident that ended with the rotating star on a completely
black background. This was later superseded by another that ended on a
grey background. These two clocks match those idents.
Rediffusion Engineering, 187 Coombe Lane West,
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey (
