Towcester and District Local History Society
Wednesday, 14th May 2025 at 7.30 pm
Sawpits Centre, 14 Richmond Road, Towcester NN12 6EX
From 1940 to 1989 Plessey expanded from just a handful of researchers working in a farmyard near Towcester to being the largest employer in and around the town with a research centre and three manufacturing sites developing and producing a wide range of high-tech state-of-the-art products.
Tony Howard’s talk describes the growth of the company and its impact on the expansion of Towcester.