Malvern's war secrets set to be revealed for the first time - The Malvern Observer

Malvern's war secrets set to be revealed for the first time

Malvern Editorial 25th May, 2016 Updated: 20th Oct, 2016   0

A NEW exhibition is to showcase the important role Malvern played in top secret scientific and technological history during the Second World War and beyond.

Organised by the Malvern Radar and Technology History Society (MRATHS) and supported by the Great Malvern Route to the Hills project, the exhibition will be the first time secret Government projects from the 1940s will be made public.

Displays went on show today (Wednesday) and will run until August 21 along Church Walk, Great Malvern, with the official launch of the exhibition taking place on Saturday where volunteers from MRATHS will be on hand from 11am to answer any questions.

A selection of archive images will also be displayed at the exhibition to highlight Malvern’s achievements.




Each image will have a QR code which smart phones can scan, linking them to the MRATHS website where more information can be found.

Martin Hutchinson, from MRATHS, said: “We welcome the opportunity Route to the Hills has provided us with to reveal the contribution the scientists, engineers and the support staff who were responsible for a string of nationally and internationally significant inventions and providing support to the Armed Forces over many years.


“This technology base has benefited Malvern economically in the past and this continues today with QinetiQ and many other hi-tech industries based on RSRE inventions, such as speech recognition.”

The majority of Malvern’s contributions to the Second World War effort were top secret but the research and inventions undertaken made huge advances in helping win the war.

The H2S radar developed by Bernard Lovell was crucial in winning the Battle of the Atlantic against the submarines which saved England from starvation.

Many modern appliances were also developed in Malvern such as the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) television screen and the exhibition will give residents and visitors the chance to learn more about this and many other unknown historical achievements.

David Watkins, portfolio holder for healthier communities at Malvern Hills District Council, added: “I am delighted that the partnership has been able to support this fascinating exhibition which tells an important yet often overlooked chapter in Malvern’s colourful history.”

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