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 The Rover Company Ltd to W.A. Robotham of Rolls-Royce, confirming a meeting for lunch.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\2\ scan0085 | |
| Date | 5th April 1939 | |
| 1091 TELEPHONE Nº 8081 (7 Lines) ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY AND NOT TO INDIVIDUALS London Service Depot SEAGRAVE ROAD FULHAM · LONDON · S.W.6. Contractors to H.M. Government TELEGRAMS: ROVER, COVENTRY. BCM/ROVER CODES: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION LIEBERS · MARCONI MOTOR TRADE · BENTLEY THE ROVER COMPANY LTD NEW · METEOR · WORKS: COVENTRY Our Ref MCW/JM.{Mr Morley} Your Ref Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/R.{Sir Henry Royce} 5th. April, 1939. W.A. Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Dear Robotham, Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}'s file. Thank you for your letter of the 4th. instant. Your remarks about the two men are noted. We should be very pleased to see you here on the date you mention, i.e. Wednesday, April 19th., and will expect you to lunch unless we hear to the contrary. Yours sincerely, M.C. Wilks. | ||