BAIRD, John Logie (1888–1946)
Plaque erected in 1977 by Greater London Council at 3 Crescent Wood Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 6RT, London Borough of Southwark
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Profession
Television Pioneer
Category
Industry and Invention, Science
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JOHN LOGIE BAIRD 1888-1946 Television pioneer lived here
Material
Ceramic
Notes
John Logie Baird also has a blue plaque at the building where he invented and demonstrated the first working television, at 22 Frith Street, Soho.
Engineer and inventor John Logie Baird moved to 3 Crescent Wood Road, Upper Sydenham, in 1933 when his company relocated to the Crystal Palace nearby.
Baird’s wife, Margaret, a concert pianist, described the detached mid-19th-century house as ‘vast’, and the space enabled Baird to have a private laboratory to continue his experiments. He had previously worked in rented attic rooms at 22 Frith Street, Soho, where he first demonstrated a working television.
