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 Clayton Dewandre Company Ltd. about the near completion and dispatch of test results.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\2\ scan0356 | |
| Date | 12th April 1940 | |
| 1280 REGISTERED OFFICE: TITANIC WORKS LINCOLN. TELEPHONE: LINCOLN 1156/7. TELEGRAMS: TITANIC, LINCOLN. LONDON OFFICE: AFRICA HOUSE, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. TELEPHONE: HOLBORN 4614. TELEGRAMS: CLADEWCO WESTCENT, LONDON. CODES USED: A.B.C. 6TH EDITION 5 LETTER. BENTLEY'S AND PRIVATE. CLAYTON DEWANDRE COMPANY LIMITED. [Handwritten Annotation]: Pm / Edwards DIRECTORS: C.H. DADE, (CHAIRMAN). C.T. BLACKLOCK, (MANAGING DIRECTOR). R.M. GRANT. GENERAL MANAGERS: J.E. GRIMSHAW. S.E. WILLETT. TITANIC WORKS, LINCOLN, ENG. REF. HB{C. E. Harcombe}/JF. Your Ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards}3/GH.10-4-40. 12th April, 1940. Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited, DERBY. Dear Sirs, We have your letter of the 10th inst., and have to say that one test has been completed and the results are nearly ready. We hope to despatch these to you on Monday. Yours faithfully, CLAYTON DEWANDRE CO. LTD. [Signature] ENGINEER. | ||