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- 1868-1941 (Creation)
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Wyndham Hewitt Limited was registered as a public company on May 1 1936. It was formed by Lagonda Motors and Close Bros. Limited for the manufacture of aircraft components. Wyndham Hewitt took over a section of the Lagonda works at Staines for this purpose. Mr Wyndham Hewitt was the first managing director of the company. He was formerly assistant chief engineer of Imperial Airways.
In 1944 Wyndham Hewitt Ltd merged with Lagonda Motors Limited, to form a single company known as Lagonda Limited.
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GB 0074 ACC/1457 1868-1941 Collection 0.01 linear metres Pennington, Lewis and Lewis , solicitors
Wyndham Hewitt Ltd , aircraft component manufacturers x Lagonda Ltd , motorcar and aircraft component manufacturers
Wyndham Hewitt Limited was registered as a public company on May 1 1936. It was formed by Lagonda Motors and Close Bros. Limited for the manufacture of aircraft components. Wyndham Hewitt took over a section of the Lagonda works at Staines for this purpose. Mr Wyndham Hewitt was the first managing director of the company. He was formerly assistant chief engineer of Imperial Airways.
In 1944 Wyndham Hewitt Ltd merged with Lagonda Motors Limited, to form a single company known as Lagonda Limited.
Received as a gift in 1979.
Papers, 1868-1941, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, mainly documents relating to the business of Wyndham Hewitt Limited of The Causeway, Staines and 9 Clement's Lane, Lombard Street, City of London; including letters patent and other documents relating to inventions for improvements in generating machines and extractor fans by Henry F. Joel; and business agreements between Wyndham Hewitt and other businesses including Lagonda Motors Limited.
15 items in chronological order.
Available for general access.
Copyright rests with the City of London.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
July to October 2009 Business records Information sources Documents Letters patent Industry Aerospace industry Manufacturing industry People People by occupation Personnel Industrial personnel Manufacturers Motor vehicle industry Vehicle manufacture Legal documents Law Solicitors Wyndham Hewitt Ltd , aircraft component manufacturers x Lagonda Ltd , motorcar and aircraft component manufacturers Pennington , Lewis and Lewis , solicitors Legal profession personnel
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Received as a gift in 1979.
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Papers, 1868-1941, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, mainly documents relating to the business of Wyndham Hewitt Limited of The Causeway, Staines and 9 Clement's Lane, Lombard Street, City of London; including letters patent and other documents relating to inventions for improvements in generating machines and extractor fans by Henry F. Joel; and business agreements between Wyndham Hewitt and other businesses including Lagonda Motors Limited.
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15 items in chronological order.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English