Hi I am a new member of the Forum living in Southbourne Bournemouth where Charles Rolls died in a plane crash on July 12th 1910, and I found a posting on this forum enquiring about a Memorial. I hope the information below is posted here in a suitable place, if not I apologise in advance! The Charles Rolls memorial is in the Grounds of St Peters School Southbourne in Bournemouth and can be seen in the corner of the school playing fields. This is in Private Grounds so not normally accessible to the general public. Link to Google Maps here: Google Maps The Charles Rolls Heritage Trust is currently raising funds to place a large memorial Patio in The Broadway Southbourne, a few yards from the above memorial, for which Planning Permission has already been granted. Website link: Charles Rolls Heritage Trust Annual Commemoration Saturday July 13th 2019. Details here: http://www.charlesrollsmemorialtrust.org.uk/MapVisitor190605.pdf Details of the proposed Memorial Patio with sculpture etc here: CRHT Location I hope some of the members find this of interest. Cheers Frank Bayes
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35020681/charles-stewart-rolls/photoAutomotive Pioneer, Industrialist. Known as the co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited. Born into an aristocratic family, he graduated in Engineering at Cambridge, beginning very young to devote himself to engines design. The meeting with Henry Royce, which occurred in 1904 at the Automobile Club of London, was decisive for the creation of the prestigious english Automotive. Rolls is also known for being a founding member of the Royal Aero Club and British Aviation pioneer. His exploits during the early years of the twentieth century are considered legendary. He died because of a flying accident . Charles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910) - Find A Grave...
I started my working career as a Graduate Apprentice at Rolls Royce in 1967. May I add some corrections/clarifications?. Rolls was not involved in the creation of the car. Royce had already done that before the meeting. What he did do was get it accepted by the rich and influential. Rolls, a hon, moved in that set - Royce, a horny handed engineer, did not. Rolls was Sales and Marketing, Royce was Development and Production. Rolls was good at promotions, certainly ahead of his time. The crash in which he died was recorded on film, a first. I've seen it. Back in the day in Derby the company was not referred to as Rolls Royce in day to day conversation but simply as Royces.