English

Once upon a time in a radio shop in Rhyl
Talk in English by David Crawford
Friday, 21st November 2025, 7:00 PM
The Wireless in Wales Radio Museum features a collection of domestic vintage radios, mostly manufactured by well-known British companies. One of the vintage radios was manufactured in the mid-1920s by “Foulkes Radio Rhyl”.

Until recently, the museum had no information about the radio or who made it, other than a business card mentioning the proprietors, E.G. Foulkes and C.J. Foulkes, of 27 High Street, Rhyl, a shop now occupied by Boots Opticians. Recently, all this changed when the museum received a message from Jerry Foulkes, the grandson of Eric Foulkes (E.G. Foukes). Jerry Foulkes is a television producer and former presenter of Children’s ITV, and he asked if the museum would be interested in the story of the Foulkes Radio in Rhyl from 1922 to 1937. The museum was very grateful to receive a significant number of photographs of Eric, the shop, and the various activities that were taking place at that time, as well as a significant amount of relevant information.

This lecture is the story of “Foulkes Radio Rhyl, specialists in Radio, Television and Sound Amplification” and its enterprising proprietor and radio amateur, Eric Foulkes.

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