The Banstead Image Library
No: 131 Contributor: Tony Goring Year: 1938
Raylec Ltd
It is thought that this photograph shows Mr Meyrick and Mr Riches, sound engineers, whose firm Raylec Ltd was set up in 1936 at 43 High Street Banstead - the site currently occupied by Collingwood Sound & Vision. They are standing in front of a vehicle that appears to sport a loudspeaker. On the panel in the background above the car can just be detected the words Banstead Glass Works, and it is thought that this was located at the rear of Wingfield House in the High Street. Can anyone confirm these details and/or add any further information please? The year 1938 is an estimate.
Picture added on 03 April 2010 at 13:49
Raylec was originally set up in 1936 by Mr ... Meyrick. As far as I can recall he then sold the business to Frank Riche and Eddie Pain, both of whom were working for him, in 1938/39. Shortly after the outbreak of war they were called up and the business was closed. It reopened in 1945/46 when they both returned and continued to trade until their retirement when it was sold to Collingwood. For several years the address of the business was 4 Buff Parade, High Street.
Added by Don Pain (Son of Eddie Pain who died in 1980. on 19 May 2010
Yes, I confirm Don's thoughts as to the position of Banstead Glass Works at the top of Wilmot Way. Can Don and Janet be given my email address? Janet appears in the Cinderella Picture!
Note from webmaster - Thanks for the information Colin. I have passed your email on to Don however we are not in touch with Janet. I will see if Monica is still in contact. LW
Note from webmaster - Thanks for the information Colin. I have passed your email on to Don however we are not in touch with Janet. I will see if Monica is still in contact. LW
Added by Colin G Mead on 09 June 2010
Between 1958 and 1965 I worked for Raylec, a small, excellent company to work for - as straight as a die, something one cannot always say about many service companies today, regretfully. I worked for 'Bill' Pain and Frank Riche as a TV service man together with Peter Collingwood (no relation to the company which took over the firm on the partners' retirement), Bert Farley, Mick Privett and Arthur Chapman. Happy days!
Added by Adrian King on 26 January 2011
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