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).
Air raid damage to the skid pan at Sinfin, with proposed repairs and costs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 155\4\ scan0074 | |
| Date | 26th March 1941 | |
| Wn. from EJJ. c. to RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1322 EJJL/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 26.3.41. Air Raid Damage to Skid Pan, Sinfin. Wn/GRH3/RS.{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary}20.3.41. We are in receipt of your memo ref. above, regarding air raid damage to skid pan, and below give the information requested - 1. February 4th. 1941. 2. Damage to concrete surface of skid pan, an area of 42ft. x 30ft. See description in (3) below. 3. Hacking out fractured and damaged 7" thickness reinforced concrete to area 42ft. x 30ft. and carting away. Fill up crater beneath concrete paving size 12ft. x 9ft. x 5ft. deep with clay, well rammed and consolidated and re-form ground to contours of skid pan. Lay 7" thickness cement concrete reinforced with No.6. B.R.C. fabric to area disturbed with tamped finish and form joints to existing concrete in bitumen expansion jointing. Area of concrete to be re-laid - 140 square yards......... £125. 0. 0d. [Signature] | ||