Transport
Found in 709 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 05 Nov 1912
Letter from WSC to David Lloyd George [Chancellor of the Exchequer], objecting to the Treasury decision to block construction of oil tankers. [Manuscript copy in letter book].
(Untitled), 24 Aug 1913
Letter from Admiral Sir Reginald Custance to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on the defence of trade.
(Untitled), 07 Dec 1935
Letter from Denis O'Neill, Ministry of Transport to the Private Secretary to WSC, commenting on invention by Ethelred Chandler [letter CHAR 2/238/111] to give an exterior indication of the speed of a motor car. Commenting that there were two difficulties in making such devices compulsory, firstly that drivers might be tempted to tamper with the device, and that the Courts might not be willing to accept the indication as conclusive evidence of the speed of the vehicle.
(Untitled), 22 Oct 1935
Letter from Ethelred Chandler, Carlton, New South Wales, Australia, to WSC, on his invention of a system of exterior lights to show the speed of a motor vehicle.
(Untitled), 05 Mar 1945
Letter from Sir Walter Citrine [later Lord Citrine, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress] to Sir Archibald Sinclair [later Lord Thurso, Secretary of State for Air] expressing his appreciation for the German Goose used by himself and his two colleagues for their visit to Paris [France] [typescript copy].
(Untitled), 04 Jun 1945
Letter from Colonel Hugh Higgon (Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire) (Cuffern, Roch, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [Wales]) to WSC marked "confidential" requesting that Milford Haven be included in the itinerary of the captured U-Boat visiting the western ports because of its role during the war as a collecting base for convoys. He gives figures for the number of vessels and the tonnage sailed out of the port. Signed typescript.
(Untitled), 1880s
Card from [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales] (Marlborough House, Pall Mall [London]) to Lady Randolph [Churchill] giving details of the departure of the [royal] train. Envelope present marked "immediate".
(Untitled), 01 Jul 1943 - 31 Jul 1943
(Untitled), 01 Sep 1943 - 30 Sep 1943
(Untitled), 1948
(Untitled), 14 Jun 1948
Note from "G R G A" [Commodore George Gordon Allen] to WSC commenting on the despatches concerning Mediterranean convoy operations to Malta, suggesting the most important operation was "Pedestal" in August 1942. [initialled; annotated by WSC's literary assistant Denis Kelly].
(Untitled), [1948]
(Untitled), 31 Jul [1947]
Comments by [Commodore George Gordon] Allen on [the proofs of the London Gazette supplement of] "The Battle of Sirte [Libya]" [for the supplement see CHAR 20/241/218-227]. [initialled].
(Untitled), 12 Mar 1901
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (Newlands Manor, Lymington, Hampshire) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that Patsy [Cornwallis-West] is in better spirits and discusses a motor car.
(Untitled), 28 Apr 1901
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (Ruthin Castle, North Wales) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses WSC's amendment relating to army reform and her lack of financial success with [The Anglo-Saxon] Review and describes his journey [by motor car]. Includes a note from Patsy [Cornwallis-West] concerning [George's] absorption with his engine.
(Untitled), 29 Apr 1901
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (Ruthin Castle, North Wales) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses the involvement of his father [William Cornwallis-West] with the Isle of Wight tunnel scheme and his intention to take Patsy [Cornwallis-West] for a 30-mile drive in his motor car and advises her not to bid too highly.
(Untitled), 30 Apr 1901
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (Ruthin Castle, North Wales) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes the journey that he intends to make by motor car and says that he has been fishing.
(Untitled), 02 May 1901
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (Ruthin Castle, North Wales) to "Missie" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes a motor car journey and reports that the tenants are anxious to meet her and that his chauffeur, Louis, has decided to stay.
(Untitled), 07 Jan 1903
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (North Stafford Station Hotel, Stoke on Trent [Staffordshire]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that the weather has been "beastly", that he is going to travel to Loughborough [Leicestershire] and that the Midland Railway are going to stop a train for him.
(Untitled), 20 Aug 1903
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (Tranby Croft, Hull [Yorkshire]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses arrangements to meet her in Scotland; says that he has decided to travel by train as he is bored with motoring alone and asks her to visit the Brush Company concerning his car.
(Untitled), 13 Sep 1904
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (Guisachan, Beauly [Invernesshire, Scotland]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he apologises and explains that the motor car broke down because of the rough road.
(Untitled), 01 Apr 1905
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (Newlands Manor, Lymington, Hampshire) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he asks her to send him various documents, comments on the death of the "Duchess of A" and says that he is going to visit Coventry [Warwickshire] about his motor car.
(Untitled), 28 Apr 1905
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (Newlands Manor, Lymington, Hampshire) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he does not want to visit Newmarket, reports that Daisy [Princess of Pless] is in "great form" and that his motor car is going well.
(Untitled), 09 Jun 1905
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (White's [Club, London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses difficulties with his motor car, discusses financial affairs and reports that he has won £1,000.