On the Dorking side of Box Hill, is Swiss Cottage, a mid 19 th Century rustic style house. In 1929, John Logie Baird, the inventor of the first working television system, rented the cottage. He built a small electricity generating plant in a purpose-built outbuilding, to …

Jul 4, 2020 · THE luxurious first home of Helensburgh’s most famous son, John Logie Baird, has been put up for sale - giving you the chance to own a little bit of communications history. Known as The Lodge, the five-bedroom Victorian villa in West Argyle Street was put on the market in March, shortly before lockdown kicked in and halted all housing ...

From December 1944, Logie Baird lived at 1 Station Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, he later died there on 14 June 1946 after suffering a stroke in February. [53] The house was demolished in 2007 and the site is now occupied by apartments named Baird Court. [ 53 ]

Jul 8, 2020 · Scots property hunters have the chance to snap up a piece of history as John Logie Baird’s childhood home goes up for sale. The Scots innovator, who is best known for his invention of the...

Oct 12, 2017 · Baird, John Logie (1888-1946) (English Heritage). "Born in Scotland Baird studied electrical engineering in Glasgow, and in 1922 began to formulate ideas about how to transmit and receive pictures. With only limited resources, he set about investigating his theories, and by 1925 had made excellent progress.

Oct 29, 2007 · Yet, in the 1940s, it had been home to the inventor John Logie Baird, a frail but driven Scot who in 1923 had travelled to Sussex for his health, and there transmitted the first flickering...

In early 1933 Baird himself moved house to Sydenham, a mile or so from the Crystal Palace. He set up a small laboratory next to the house where he had space to continue his experiments. He moved on from the original 30-line system to a much more sophisticated 120-line system.

Mar 16, 2025 · John Logie Baird was born in 1888 and spent his childhood in Helensburgh, a seaside town North West of Glasgow. His father, the Reverend John Baird was the Church of Scotland minister for the...

By April 1924, Baird had moved his workshop out of his lodgings in Linton Crescent and moved to the upper floor of No 8 Queen's Avenue. He was able to do this because his father, John Baird, the retired Presbyterian Minister of West Parish Church, Helensburgh read in the national press of his demonstration and sent a 50 donation.