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).
Announcing a works closure on a Saturday afternoon.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 143\3\ scan0405 | |
| Date | 27th June 1940 | |
| 1204 To:- Sft.{Mr Swift} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} C. to TB, JRD, HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}, Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}, Dor{Mr Dorey}, Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/DK.27.6.40. Please note that the works will be closed on Saturday afternoon next the 29th instant. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||