Rolls Collection (page 9)

Rolls Royce Nene brochure cover
Rolls-Royce Nene brochure cover

Rolls Royce Derwent brochure cover
Rolls-Royce Derwent brochure cover

Vickers Type 618 Viking VX856 / G-AJPH
Vickers Type 618 Viking, VX856/G-AJPH, was converted to take two Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets to become the worlds first pure-jet transport. SBAC Air Show at Farnborough. September 1948. Date: 1948

Vickers VC10 G-AXLR used a testbed
Vickers VC10, G-AXLR, was used a testbed for the Rolls-Royce RB211. This flew for the first time on 6 March 1970. Date: 1970

Major Baden-Powell, H Rolls, Wilbur Wright, Frank Hedges But
Outside Madame Pollets at Le Mans. From left: Major B.F.S. Baden-Powell, Hon C.S. Rolls, Wilbur Wright and Frank Hedges Butler

Major B. F. S. Baden-Powell, Wilbur Wright and Hon C. S. Rolls
Outside Madame Pollets at Le Mans. From left: Major B.F.S. Baden-Powell, Wilbur Wright and Hon C.S. Rolls

Hon Cs Rolls and Wilbur Wright after the flight
Hon C.S. Rolls and Wilbur Wright after the flight at Camp dAuvours, 8 October 1908. Date: 1908

The Hon Charles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910). Date: 1910

The first Do31 hovering rig was known as the Control Systems Test Rig and first flew in 1964. It was powered by four Rolls-Royce RB108 lift-jet engines. Date: 1964

de Havilland Vampire F2 TG276
de Havilland Vampire F2, TG276, experimentally fitted with a Rolls-Royce Nene I turbojet and elephant ear intakes

Vickers Viscount 663 VX217
Vickers Viscount 663, VX217, powered by two Rolls-Royce Tay turbojets

Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan alongside a Sea Harrier

Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan alongside a two-seat Matador

The High Speed Fury K3586 powered by a Rolls-Royce Goshawk
The High Speed Fury, K3586, powered by a Rolls-Royce Goshawk evaporatively-cooled engine

Avro Vulcan Conway-powered engine testbed
Rolls-Royce taking delivery at Hucknall of the Avro Vulcan Conway-powered engine testbed

Rolls-Royce Viper 600 turbojet prior to its first run at the Rolls-Royce Bristol Engine Division test facility at Patchway

A Rolls-Royce Viper turbojet in final assembly at Ansty, Coventry

Rolls-Royce Viper 600 turbojet fitted to the Rolls-Royce flying testbed HS125 Series 1, G-ARYC. 1970. G-ARYC was the third 125 built and the first production aircraft. Date: 1970

de Havilland DH106 Comet 2X G-ALYT
de Havilland DH106 Comet 2X, G-ALYT, was the first Rolls-Royce Avon-powered Comet. It is seen here at Hatfield

Gloster Meteor F8 WA982
Gloster Meteor F8, WA982, had two Rolls-Royce Soar turbojets mounted on the wingtips

Gloster Meteor F4 RA491
Gloster Meteor F4, RA491, was initially flown powered by two Rolls-Royce Avon axial-flow turbojets. It is seen here at the 1950 SBAC show. Date: 1950

Gloster Meteor F4 RA435
Gloster Meteor F4, RA435, was used by Rolls-Royce as a testbed for two reheated Derwent V turbojets

Gloster Meteor F1 EE227
Gloster Meteor F1, EE227, after modifications to take two Rolls-Royce RB50 Trents, thus becoming the worlds first propeller-turbine aircraft

Gloster Meteor NF11 WD597
Gloster Meteor NF11, WD597, was used by Rolls-Royce for flight trials of the Derwent 8

The Vickers Viscount (four Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop engines) in the colours of British West Indian Airways. Jane?s all the world?s aircraft 1955-56 Date: circa 1956

GARLAND, Valentine Thomas (second half 19th century-1903). Doddy And Her Pets (J. Rolls Hoares Daughter). 1880s. Costumbrism. Drawing

Rice - paddy straw gleaners - Rangoon

The Chauffeur
People you see - the chauffeur

Sir Julius Caesar - 1
SIR JULIUS CAESAR Judge, Master of the Rolls. Date: 1558 - 1638

Making Flat Bread
A Norwegian woman rolls dough for flad brod, known as flat bread to you and me. Date: 1905

Paris-Madris Race 1903
Hon. Charles Rolls, son of Lord Lllangattock, a leading English automobilist, and the car with which he started in the ill-fated race from Paris to Madrid. Date: May 1903

V-shaped roll 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses

GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Plaistow
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Pump vehicle at Southwark HQ, SE1
The pump from Southwark fire station at Brigade Headquarters, SE1. Bells and flashing amber lights were the means of clearing a passage through Londons traffic before blue lights

Sir Lloyd Kenyon, bart. late master of the Rolls

A sign in grocery store window PAPER - 9 rolls for 25 cents CORN 14 1/2 cents, Manchester, New Hampshire. Date 1936 Sept. A sign in grocery store window PAPER - 9 rolls for 25 cents CORN 14 1/2

Britains first veteran car museum
An article in The Illustrated London News, reporting on Britains first veteran car museum, owned by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu

Spitfires under construction, 1939
Spitfire fighter aircraft being manufactured in an undisclosed location in England. Each powered with a supercharged Rolls Royce engine, they were the fastest fighting aeroplanes in service in 1939

Co-Op Store, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Interior view of part of the Co-Operative Department Store at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, showing clothing and rolls of material on display. 1957

Mexico - Lady making tortillas. She is rolling out the dough on a stone (with a rolling pin), shaping the tortillas and cooking them on a hot stove, with a elaborate stone chimney. Date: circa 1905

ROLLS-ROYCE 20-25
This is RRs cheap model, but still a superb combination of high performance with luxury travel. Date: 1936

Advertisement for A Wilmart silk, Paris
Advertisement for A Wilmart silk, Place Vendome, Paris, France. Featuring a woman with rolls of colourful patterned silks. 1924

Tunisia, North Africa - Kairouan
General view over the rooftops of Kairouan (Kirwan or al-Qayrawan), Tunisia. Kairouan was a famed carpet-making centre and religious shrine (boasting a very old mosque). Date: circa 1908

Two ladies in coats designed by Drecoll and Jenny
Two fashionable ladies wearing the latest coat designs. On the left, a woollen coat in grey, with pleating, buttons and fur trimming, and a gold-coloured pocket, by Drecoll

Daimler Straight-Eight
Sports saloon combining sports performance with comfort and quietness. If you can t manage a Rolls... Date: 1936

Vickers Vimy aeroplane with Rolls Royce engines
The Vickers Vimy aeroplane with two Rolls Royce engines. It served as a British heavy bomber during the First World War, and was the first plane to fly the Atlantic Ocean non-stop in 1919

Armstrong Whitworth FK 12B triplane, WW1
A British Armstrong Whitworth FK 12B triplane on an airfield during the First World War. It was equipped with Rolls Royce Eagle engines. Date: 1914-1918

Celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
Children tuck in to sausage rolls and cake whilst celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II during a street party in Essex. 1977

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