The T.V. Repair Shop

[maximus]

Wow!!!

Fantastic report....what a treasure trove of retro stuff!!

Please,please never disclose the location of this truly amazing timewarp no matter how much they beg,there are a lot of thieving b*****ds that read these forums (they are closer than you think,not just lurking):icon_evil

Thanks for sharing mate!!!

 

[nelly]

I did try and turn it on actually mate, would have loved to had a go. Batteries dead

 

[Janey68]

It looks a very interesting place. Let's hope no one finds it.

 

[Bignickb]

I love retro stuff like this! Excellent find!!

 

[Spiny Norman]

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That video tape may even contain some program that wasn't kept at the time (Doctor Who is a well known example). It's old enough (late '70s). In the interest of preserving old television, it should perhaps be checked, then put back.

 

[KingLewis92]

If You're Telling Me This Is In Harlow, You Are One Lucky *******
I Wont Sleep Till I Find This

 

[nelly]

If You're Telling Me This Is In Harlow, You Are One Lucky *******
I Wont Sleep Till I Find This

Relax Lewis, it's miles away mate

 

[the|td4]

Great post mate I love anything like that. Please like the others have said, keep it under your hat. I'd like to see this stuff preserved and donated to whatever local museum is most willing to accept it! I know a boat load of that stuff would sell on the eblag for probably a resonable sum, even in non-working condition.

Superb stuff, thanks again!

 

[juraman]

Cracking pics! Thanks for showing this wee time zone.

 

[Em_Ux]

Nice one Nelly!

You never really know what we're going to find while exploring!

 

[st33ly]

There's a 2 story shack 5 mins walk from my house that I may have to check out. Could be like this place.

 

[nelly]

There's a 2 story shack 5 mins walk from my house that I may have to check out. Could be like this place.

Well if it is mate, then somebody has taken the third floor of it

 

[st33ly]

Well if it is mate, then somebody has taken the third floor of it

Lol, I don't mean exactly like this place.
There could be hidden gems inside. You never know.

 

[DJ-Jamster]

Very sad but a good report
I collect and restore vintage radio and TV's and have most of them set's!

 

[Potter]

Awesome and amazing. I really hope that lot gets a good home/is saved.

 

[Spiny Norman]

SpinyNorman, are you with the "UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration" forum, they seem to have discovered my post on 28DL

http://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=71163

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No, although your post must have attracted some notice, I found it on another forum: http://missingepisodes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=6246

But I must add that I have coincidentally always been fascinated by derelict buildings and have explored them when I could.

 

[nelly]

If it helps then I have enlarged the label on the video tape from the original photo, I know it doesn't guarantee whats actually on it but here you go

 

[Spiny Norman]

If it helps then I have enlarged the label on the video tape from the original photo, I know it doesn't guarantee whats actually on it but here you go

No, it's good of you to include it, but let's not exagerate: one single tape is hardly going to yield any lost treasures of television. I have no idea if any important show jumping events from the late '70s are missing from the TV archives. I doubt it, but many other shows were carelessly thrown away, including Dad's Army, Doctor Who, The Avengers.
Now, if there had been a crate full of tapes or films it would have been different. Guess television history is like UE in a way: you're looking at the remains of a great past when many other things have already been demolished.

 

[DJ-Jamster]

I also pointed my forum to your post http://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/thread-1004.html

 

[mummyshambles]

i think there is a clue in there locationwise....