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  • 1950s - Hawker Drawing Office, Canbury Park Road
  • 1950 or 1951 The Works Committee at Langley. Source: Link
  • 1951 - Hawker Structural Test Team at Langley.
  • 1951 - Charles Plantin in the Technical Office at Canbury Park Road.
  • 23rd November 1951 Letter from Duncan Sandys, then Minister of Supply, to Neville Spriggs on the future of Hawker Aircraft. Interesting in the light of Sandys' Defence White Paper in 1957. Source: Jennifer Clarke
  • 1951 - Apprentices in the Experimental Department, most about to leave Hawkers to do their National Service. Source: Bryan Harman
  • 1952 - Hawker childrens' party in Kingston. Source: Carol Basom
  • 4th April 1952 - Progress Department's Annual Diner and Dance at the Kingston Hotel. Source:Keith Neale
  • 4th April 1952 - Programme. Source: Keith Neale
  • 4th April 1952 - Menu and toasts. Source: Keith Neale
  • 1951 - Hawker group with Chief Test Pilot Neville Duke in Paris - possibly for the Paris Air Show. Source: Roy Adolphus
  • 1953 Report in the Surrey Comet on the Hawker Hunter. Source: Surrey Comet 3rd January 1953, p. 3
  • 27th March Visit of the Minister of Defence to Hawker Aircraft in Kingston. Source: Surrey Comet 28th March 1953, p. 5
  • 19th May 1953 Duke of Edinburgh visits Canbury Park Road. Source: Surrey Comet 20th May 1953 p.1
  • 19th May 1953 Duke of Edinburgh visits Canbury Park Road. Source: Surrey Comet 20th May 1953 p.2
  • 19th May 1953 The Duke of Edinburgh welcomed by Sir Frank and Neville Spriggs. Source: Ann Bott
  • 19th May 1953 The Duke of Edinburgh visiting the Canbury Park Road factory. Source: Surrey Comet 20th May 1953 p.1.
  • 19th May 1953 Duke of Edinburgh at Canbury Park Rd. Source: Surrey Comet 23rd May 1953, p.5
  • 19th May 1953 - Duke of Edinburgh crossing Canbury Park Road to go from the factory to visit the Design Department.
  • 19th May 1953 The Duke of Edinburgh and Neville Spriggs turning into the Repository on the south side of Canbury Park Road to visit the Design Department. Source: Ann Bott
  • 19th May 1953 - Sydney Camm showing Prince Phillip designs for swept wing aircraft.
  • 19th May 1953 - Sydney Camm and the Duke of Edinburgh.
  • 19th May 1953 Prince Phillip in the Design Office. Source: Jon Chaplin
  • September 1953 The World Air Speed Record attempt as reported in the Surrey Comet. Source: Surrey Comet 2nd September 1953, p. 7
  • September 1953 The Surrey Comet reports the success of the World Air Speed Record attempt. Source: Surrey Comet 9th September 1953, p. 1
  • 1954 Duncan Sandys, then Minister of Supply, visiting the Richmond Road factory. Source: Jennifer Clarke
  • 5th May 1954 Letter from Duncan Sandys to Neville Spriggs - no doubt relating to a conversation during his visit to Kingston. Source: Jennifer Clarke
  • 1954 - John Lidbury and 'Roy' Chaplin. Source: Jon Chaplin
  • 5th July 1954 Blackpool welcomes Princess Margaret on her way to visit the Hawker Aircraft factory at Squires Gate. Source: Blackpool Evening Gazette
  • 5th July 1954 Visit of Princess Margaret to the Hawker Factory at Squires Gate, Blackpool. Programme for the day page one. Source: Jennifer Clarke
  • 5th July 1954 Programme of the day page two. Source: Jennifer Clarke
  • 5th July 1954 Princess Margaret visiting Squires Gate, Blackpool.
  • 5th July 1954 Princess Margaret visiting Squires Gate, Blackpool. Source: Jennifer Clarke
  • 5th July 1954 Princess Margaret visiting Squires Gate Blackpool. Source: Jennifer Clarke
  • 5th July 1954 Princess Margaret and Neville Duke.
  • 5th July 1954 Report of the visit by Princess Margaret to Squires Gate. Source: Blackpool Evening Gazette
  • 5th July 1954 Report of the visit by Princess Margaret to Squires Gate. Source: Blackpool Evening Gazette
  • 6th July 1954 Letter of thanks from Clarence House to Sir Frank Spriggs for the visit of Princess Margaret. Source: Jennifer Clarke
  • 1954 - Signed photograph of Hawker Test Pilots.
  • Mid 1950s - Neville Spriggs in his first floor office at Canbury Park Road. In the background can be seen the houses of Elm Crescent suggesting that this was originally 'Mr Sopwith's office'.  The desk is the wrong way around as he liked to work looking o
  • 1958 - The new Design Office at Richmond Road.
  • 1958 - The 'young gentlemen' of Sydney Camm's Project Office in their then new accomodation at Richmond Road.
  • 1959 - Goods-In Office staff. Source: Mary Stark
  • 1959 - Goods-In Office staff. Source: Mary Stark
  • 1959 - Mary Stark in the Goods-In Office. Source: Mary Stark
  • 1959 - Mary Stark. Source: Mary Stark
  • 1959 - The Goods-In Office. Source: Mary Stark
  • 1959 - the Goods-In Office. Source: Mary Stark
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