From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Letter from travel agent Thos. Cook & Son regarding the return of a ticket for the Tourist Trophy race.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\6\ Scan101 | |
| Date | 2nd September 1936 | |
| x262 DIRECTORS: SIR EDMUND WYLDbore SMITH. LT. COL. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} ROBINS, D.S.O. STANLEY ADAMS. LT.-COL. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} R.{Sir Henry Royce} C. BACKHOUSE, D.S.O. BARON GIORGIO BLANC (ITALIAN). B. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} F.{Mr Friese} DOCKER. LEON J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} GARCEY (AMERICAN). FORMERLY BELGIAN. SIR EDWARD GRIGG, K.C.M.G., ETC. R.{Sir Henry Royce} MARGOT-NOBLEMAIRE (FRENCH). RT. HON. LORD MOTTISTONE. BARON R.{Sir Henry Royce} SNOY (BELGIAN). LUIGI VELANI (ITALIAN). HEAD OFFICE: BERKELEY STREET, LONDON, W.1. WAREHOUSES: 70-77, COWCROSS STREET, E.C.1. OFFICES OF THOS. COOK & SON, LTD., AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES. BARROW-IN-FURNESS, BELFAST, BIRMINGHAM, BLACKBURN, BOLTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BRADFORD, BRIGHTON, BRISTOL, BURNLEY, CARDIFF, CHELTENHAM, DUBLIN, EASTBOURNE, EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, GLOUCESTER, HULL, LEEDS, LEICESTER, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, NORWICH, NOTTINGHAM, OLDHAM, PLYMOUTH, PORTSMOUTH, ROCHDALE, SHEFFIELD, SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDERLAND, WOLVERHAMPTON, YORK. ALEXANDRIA, ASWAN, ATHENS, BAGDAD, BOMBAY, CAIRO, CALCUTTA, COLOMBO, DELHI, GIBRALTAR, HAIFA, HONG KONG, JERUSALEM, KHARTOUM, KOBE, LISBON, MADRAS, MALTA, PEKING, RANGOON, SHANGHAI, SIMLA, SINGAPORE, TIENTSIN. ADELAIDE, AUCKLAND, BALTIMORE, BOSTON, (U.S.A.), BRISBANE, CHICAGO, CHRISTCHURCH (N.Z.). DURBAN, JOHANNESBURG, LOS ANGELES, MELBOURNE, MOMBASA, MONTREAL, NAIROBI, NEW YORK, PERTH (W. AUSTRALIA), PHILADELPHIA, PITTSBURGH, SAN FRANCISCO, SYDNEY, TORONTO, VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON (D.C., U.S.A.), WELLINGTON. ALGIERS, AMSTERDAM, ANTWERP, ATHENS, BARCELONA, BEIRUT, BERLIN, BIARRITZ, BLANKENBERGHE, BRUSSELS, CANNES, COLOGNE, COPENHAGEN, ELISABETHVILLE, FLORENCE, GENEVA, GENOA, THE HAGUE, HAMBURG (CORRESPONDENT), INNSBRUCK, INTERLAKEN, LAUSANNE, LISBON, LUCERNE, LUGANO, MADRID, MARSEILLES, MENTONE, MILAN, MONTE CARLO, MONTREUX, MUNICH (CORRESPONDENT), NAPLES, NICE, OSLO, OSTEND, PALERMO, PARIS, ROME, ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} MORITZ, SAN REMO, SEVILLE, STOCKHOLM, TOULON, TUNIS, VENICE, VIENNA, WIESBADEN, ZURICH. TELEPHONE: GROSVENOR 4000. EXTENSION 270. INLAND TELEGRAMS: 'COUPON, PICCY, LONDON.' CABLES: 'COUPON, LONDON.' THOS. COOK & SON, LTD. WORLD-WIDE TRAVEL SERVICE ESTABLISHED 1841. GENERAL FOREIGN PASSENGER AGENTS, PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD PLEASE QUOTE THIS REFERENCE BERKELEY STREET LONDON W.1 UNDERGROUND STATION: GREEN PARK. 2nd September, 1936. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sir, We are in receipt of your letter, reference Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}14/KW. of yesterday's date, returning round ticket for the motor trip to the Tourist Trophy race from Manchester, and we are making every endeavour to re-sell this and will advise you further at the earliest possible moment. We are, dear Sir, Yours faithfully, THOS. COOK & SON LTD. POST DEPARTMENT. JAT/EMH. All sailings, fares and other particulars quoted herein are subject to alteration without notice. Any subsequent change, or adjustment, to be made at the time tickets are supplied. | ||