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The Marble Hall is an office block of the former Rolls-Royce Limited factory in Osmaston, Derby, in England. The factory was developed from 1907 to manufacture the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The Marble Hall was built in 1912 and was the site of important decisions made during Rolls-Royce's history as a car and aircraft engine manufacturer.
From 1908 till 2007, Osmaston was the central location of the manufacturing unit of Rolls-Royce until this facility was moved 2 km south to Sinfin. The Nightingale Road Main Works site opened in 1908 to manufacture the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The rear of the site had a test track called "Miniature Brooklands," which was used to prove the cars.
The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust is an organisation that was founded in 1981 to preserve the history of Rolls-Royce Limited, Rolls-Royce Holdings and all merged or acquired companies. Five volunteer led branches exist, three in England, one in Scotland and a North American branch.
Rolls-Royce obtained consent to drop the '1971' distinction from its company name in 1977, at which point it became known once again as "Rolls-Royce Limited". The Rolls-Royce business remained nationalised until 1987 when, after having renamed the company to "Rolls-Royce plc", the British government sold it to the public in a share offering.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and distributes power systems for aviation and other industries.
The line, which serves the premises of Rolls-Royce and other works sites, uses a stretch of the former Melbourne line. On 4 October 1976, the British Railways Board reopened this section to passengers services in conjunction with Derby City Council to promote a city-wide transport plan.
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During the Second World War, between 1939 and 1945, Merlin engines which powered Hurricanes, Spitfires and Lancaster bombers, were built by Rolls-Royce at their factory in Derby. [2] [3] The window was commissioned by managing director of Rolls-Royce, Ernest Hives, 1st Baron Hives, later chairman of the company. [1] It cost £3,145. [1]