Bright Sparks Exhibition

Making use of interactive displays, this is a fascinating insight into the story of how modern industries such as Marconi, Hoffmann and Marriages developed into key industrial pioneers in the market town of Chelmsford ...

Chelmsford was the home of the world's first radio factory, the UK's first electrical engineers, and the first British manufacturer of rolling bearings.

'Bright Sparks', our new industrial gallery, welcomes visitors with the story of how these key modern industries grew among the mills and maltings of a market town, with displays of Chelmsford's surprising products and recorded memories of people who worked for our 'latest and greatest' firm Marconi.

Hands-on science interactive displays illustrate some of the principles underlying the technological developments.