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FRHG

  • Welcome
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    • A Brief History
    • Stoke Poges
      • History of the site in Stoke Poges
      • Conversion of Holly Hill to Research Laboratories
      • Further Development
      • The 1950s Buildings at Stoke Poges
      • Official Opening of FRI by Sir Stafford Cripps
      • The Inaugural Visit of Prince Philip
      • Plugs & Sockets
      • Calculating and Computing at Fulmer
      • The Fulmer Solar Laboratory and its Legacy
    • Time-line on the Gross Process and the role of W E Prytherch
    • The Fulmer Materials Optimizer
    • History of the Yarsley Laboratories
    • Yarsley-Fulmer merger memories
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  • Recollections
    • Your story
    • A Wife of Fulmer’s Tale
      • Being part of the Fulmer family by Ron Lewin
    • Pinewood Film Studios
      • Fulmer’s labs are used in a film with Gregory Peck
    • A Personal Memory of Fulmer
      • Rose Stewart recalls her time at Fulmer
    • The Great Train Robbery
      • Spectrographic analysis used in the trial of Douglas Goody
    • The Physical Chemistry Department
      • A personal view by Ron Lewin
    • Recollections of YPEC and YTEC 1976–1986
      • Bob Trubshaw recalls the history of YPEC and YTEC
    • Yarsley-Fulmer Merger
      • Memories from Dave Mugridge of the merger
    • Continuation of Yarsley-Fulmer Merger
      • Dave Mugridge continues with the move to Redhill
    • A Seminar in Lahore
      • David Davies describes his experience
    • Isfahan Taxi
      • David Davies describes an unexpected journey in Iran
    • Another Little Job for Tech Services
      • On-site failure analysis in Greece
    • Fulmer and the National Curriculum
      • Ron Lewin and David Davies recall the Industry Education Project
    • Slough Schools Train Young Scientists
      • Recollections from Ron Lewin
    • Engineering is… a film by Rolls Royce
      • Ron Lewin recalls the creation of an award winning film
    • Today we pray for the Fulmer Industry/Education Project
      • An early example of problems with pocket alarms
    • Travails in Nigeria
      • A short but eventful trip by Roger Davies
    • A Visit to Farnborough Air Show
      • Mistaken identity leads to a nice lunch for ‘Ginger’ Stuart
    • Cricket lovely Cricket
      • Ron Lewin recalls cricket at Fulmer
    • My Fulmer Interview, a Date with Destiny!
      • Peter Caton recalls how he found his job at Fulmer
    • It’s an Ill Wind……..
      • Extra work thanks to the Brinks-Mat robbery
    • The Merger of BNF & Fulmer
      • David Davies gives his perspective
    • Origins of Fulmer Technical Services (FTS)
      • Expanding the business
    • Laboratory – A painting
      • Michael Richmond recalls the inspiration for his painting
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      • The Ascent of Yr Wyddfa – 1985
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      • Ballistic Testing
      • Sample Preparation
  • Since Then
    • Brian Knott: 1992–1993, It Was The Worst of Times…….
    • David Davies: Life after Fulmer – so far
    • Mike Dewey : Since Then
    • Ron Lewin: From Fulmer to The Revised National Curriculum
    • Ron Lewin: Princess Diana at the Finals of the Competition for the Young Engineer for Britain 1986
    • Brian Tranter: Fulmer and Beyond
    • Andy Pye: Still Crazy after all these Years
    • Bob Trubshaw’s ‘Since Then’
  • Profiles
    • Colonel W C Devereux
    • Dr Victor Yarsley
    • Dr Philipp Gross
    • John Denison
    • George Wilson

History of the site in Stoke Poges

The following articles by Mike Dewey describe the history of the site in Hollybush Hill, Stoke Poges that became the home of the Fulmer Research Institute and is now a school.  The articles appeared on the Nostalgia page of the Bucks Free Press.

 

The early Years

(F318)

 

 

 

Carton Tower becomes Holly Hill

(F319)

 

 

 

 

Colonel Devereux buys the site

(F320)

 

Open day unveiling

 

From the Fulmer Research Institute to a School

(F321)

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