▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁new ▁research ▁station ▁for ▁developing ▁the ▁Ch ain ▁Home ▁R DF ▁( rad ar ) ▁system . ▁R AF ▁B aw d sey ▁was ▁a ▁base ▁through ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁man or ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁for ▁P GL ▁hol id ays ▁and ▁courses , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁small ▁museum ▁in ▁the ▁Rad ar ▁Trans mit ter ▁Block . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Qu il ter ▁period : ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁B aw d sey ▁Man or ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁and ▁en larg ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁by ▁William ▁Qu il ter ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁art ▁collect or , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Tele phone ▁Company ▁and ▁was ▁Liberal / L iber al ▁Union ist ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Sud bury . ▁He ▁established ▁a ▁steam - power ed ▁chain ▁fer ry ▁across ▁the ▁River ▁D eben ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁nearest ▁railway ▁station ▁at ▁Felix st owe . ▁It ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁B aw d sey ▁Fer ry ▁and ▁ran ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁The ▁fer ry ▁now ▁oper ates ▁using ▁a ▁motor - launch ▁at ▁week ends ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁ ▁Mau de ▁Mar ion ▁Qu il ter ▁( born ▁about ▁ 1 8 6 8 ) ▁of ▁B aw d sey ▁Man or