Major equipment from Lucien

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Lucien was an avid collector with a lot of good contacts. I think I may have made the initial contact for the big TX. At the ICA (or possibly another major London gallery) there was an exhibition c2015 that had as its centrepiece a previous generation UHF TX. Much bigger than ours. By chance I got talking to an ex-BBC (now Arqiva) engineer who worked at CP. He arranged a visit for me to both CP and Croydon where I collected a few souvenirs. I gave Lucien the contact details and he charmed the Harris TX out of them.

Many people contributed to the crowdfunding to have this moved. I don't know the total cost but it was probably around £5000.

I don't know the route the Eidophor took from Odeon Leicester Square but I don't think it was directly to Lucien.

There is simply a huge amount of stuff that he collected as part of his prospective museum project. Steam powered generator sets, the lift machinery from the old St Pancras Grand Hotel, loads of Strowger kit, loads of organs (mainly Compton), loads of domestic appliances, loads of home computer hardware, loads of stage, film and TV lighting. And much more!

I've attached a photo of just one small part of his Suffolk store taken when I first visited in February this year. The Harris TX and the Eidophor are partially visible.