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).
Directive to halt work on the Heron and Stork projects to prioritize development of the Seagull (P1 Prototype).
| Identifier | Morton\M22\ img260 | |
| Date | 29th January 1923 | |
| BY- HERON & STORK STOPPED SEAGULL (P1 PROTOTYPE) PUSHED ON WITH UTMOST SPEED [Distribution List] Dept. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} C. Eng. C. Des. [Handwritten Annotations] HERON HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} STORK SEAGULL STORK & HERON. Will you kindly note that I have received instructions to stop work on Stork & Heron details which we are working on at the moment, as it is not now proposed to build these cars experimentally. The position is, that we are anxious to push forward as fast as possible with the Seagull and therefore any Seagull work which we have in hand should be given preference and pushed forward with the utmost speed. Any parts of the Heron which are common to Seagull will, of course, be considered as Seagull parts and carried on with. This will include the front wheel brakes and the Servo system for same which will be practically identical, so far as I can see at the moment for Heron & Seagull. RV [Stamped] JAN 29 1923 [Stamped] REC | ||