History

"The provision of a national altitude test plant is an urgent matter" - Smith (of Metrovick writing in 1946)

Hopefully this section will expand into a more detailed history of Pyestock featuring historical literature, diagrams, archival photographs and the recollections of those who worked there.

	Pyestock: A Celebration of the Gas Turbine A brief history of the site as presented as a twenty page booklet from DERA.
	Then And Now Archival pictures from various brouchures and guides compared with shots taken after the site closed.
	Timeline Key events and dates leading to the construciton, operation and eventual closure of Pyestock.
	Naming A brief history of the many companies, and their names, who've owned this testing facility.
	The Air House (A View From The Floor) Ric Canham Ric describes how the eight compressor/exhauster sets were started and stopped.