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 British Thomson-Houston Company Limited to Mr. Clark regarding arrangements for a visit to Coventry.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 33\1\ Scan047 | |
| Date | 22th December 1920 | |
| On Admiralty, War, India and Colonial Office Lists. THE BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON COMPANY LIMITED. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND MANUFACTURERS. HEAD OFFICE & WORKS: RUGBY. REGISTERED OFFICE: 83, CANNON ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong}, LONDON, E.C.4. LONDON WORKS: NEASDEN LANE, WILLESDEN, N.W.10. COVENTRY WORKS: LOWER FORD STREET. BLACKHEATH WORKS: NR. BIRMINGHAM BRANCH OFFICES: BIRMINGHAM, CARDIFF, DUBLIN, GLASGOW, LEEDS, LIVERPOOL. LONDON: (83, CANNON STREET & MAZDA HOUSE, 77, UPPER THAMES STREET). MANCHESTER, MIDDLESBROUGH, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, SHEFFIELD, SWANSEA. TELEPHONE No 278. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "ASTEROIDAL.COVENTRY." CODES: A.B.C. BENTLEY'S, GENERAL. LIEBER. LIEBER'S 5 LETTER. WESTERN UNION AND WESTERN UNION 5-LETTER. Lower Ford Street. COVENTRY. PLEASE REPLY TO ENGINEERING DEPT AND QUOTE REFERENCE- APY December 22nd 1920 E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Fowler Clark Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. Dear Mr. Clark, I have to acknowledge your letter of the 20th inst., and note that you hope to reach Coventry on your combination on the morning of Wednesday, December 29th. If you are able to reach Coventry on the Tuesday night, I hope that you will look me up in Kenilworth, as I shall be at home during the whole of that day. My address is "Dovedale" Priory Road I should like to be in a position to ask you to stay the night with me, but as our house will be full of visitors during the Christmas Holidays, I am afraid this will not be possible. However, if you could manage to come over on the Tuesday afternoon or evening, we should be very pleased to see you, and you could either stay in Kenilworth at the Abbey Hotel, which is quite near my place, or if you wanted to come to Coventry, at the King's Head. Perhaps you would be good enough to let me know what your movements are likely to be. In any case I shall hope to see you on the | ||