New homes on the site of Guglielmo Marconi's factory site are up for grabs. 

As amateur radio enthusiasts around the world tune-in for a 24-hour radio event to celebrate International Marconi Day on Saturday, April 25, Bellway is offering the chance for history lovers w to buy a modern home on the site of Guglielmo Marconi’s New Street factory.

Credited with inventing the modern radio, Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi founded the Marconi Company in Chelmsford in 1912, and now Bellway has carefully re-developed the factory site, offering a collection of brand new one and two bedroom apartments and three and four bedroom homes.

Guglielmo Marconi was an electrical engineer, famed for his pioneering working in long distance radio transmission.

The radio operators on board the Titanic were employed by Marconi - and using his equipment they were able to alert the Carpathia, the ship which rescued around 700 survivors.

The New Street building where the Marconi empire grew remains intact, and along with the powerhouse and water tower are being incorporated into Bellway’s Marconi Evolution development as offices and amenities for residents.

Karen Coulson Sales Director of Bellway Homes Essex comments: “This site has such a rich and significant history, dating back over 100 years.

"Bellway’s brand new homes on the New Street site are highly contemporary, but we’ve included references to Guglielmo Marconi’s work, such as Morse code paving designs and radio themes in the marketing suite and show home.

“We’re also renovating and using some of the old industrial buildings, giving them a new lease of life, with occupied offices in the old factory, and a residents’ gymnasium in the powerhouse.

"It’s exciting to be able to work on site that heralded the modern era of radio technology and use the industrial architecture as a backdrop and source of inspiration for the transformation of the development.”

Prices at Marconi Evolution start at £199,995 for a one bedroom apartment and £264,995 for a two bedroom apartment.

Three bedroom houses start from £334,995 and four bedroom houses from £444,995.

The Marconi Evolution sales and marketing suite is open daily from 10am until 5.30pm, with late night opening on Tuesday and Thursdays until 7pm.

Call telephone 01245 269208 or visit the website www.bellway.co.uk/new-homes/essex/marconi-evolution.