MTV is located on the site of the original business founded by Douglas Lewin Thornton, known locally and affectionately as 'Lewin'. At that time, in 1966, the business title was, D.Lewin Thornton, Trading as Marown Television & Radio Services. The Company continued trading under this name and as it grew and vans were purchased they carried this name on the livery.Lewin, a fully skilled Radio & TV engineer, initially worked alone, carrying out Radio and Television repairs from a 'backroom' of what was the local Post Office and Grocery shop, but was also the family home for the Lewins. From this Lewin had been given his name, as it was his mother's maiden name. Eventually as he developed and expanded the business, he employed staff and bought vehicles to offer not just an excellent personal service, but also to deliver rental sets. At this time renting Televisions to customers was something new and was only in its infancy. As this expansion took place Lewin needed more space, by now he had already changed the Grocery shop and Post Office into a Radio & Television shop, but he had also set up a workshop in the building which was at the rear, which had originally been his Grandfather's workshop, as he was the local Smithy. This building has since been lost to the continued expansion of MTV and on-going need for more showroom and storage space. |  Marown Television & Radio Services (1975) |