Books by John D. Speake

John Speake was born in Shropshire where his family have lived since at least 1500. He was educated at Wellington Grammar School and Walker Technical College before moving to Cambridge to start a career in Telecommications Electronics. He is the holder of several patents related to electronics circuit design. He has also worked on the design of military radios, the design of radio controlled aircraft electronics and medical monitoring devices. He started his research into the Speake families of Shropshire in 1974 and the name Speake and variants are registered with the Guild of One Name Studies. Other spare time interests have included stained glass design and manufacture - his windows are to be found in domestic and public buildings in the Cambridge area including the chapel at Addenbrooke's Hospital. Another interest is looking after his classic 1986 Porsche 928S2. This has led to his present business of providing electronics repair services for these cars and he is an acknowledged expert with customers worldwide. He lives in Cambridge with his wife and they have three daughters and five grandchildren.