Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust facts for kids
An Olympus 593 and a BR710 at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Derby.
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| Established | 1981 |
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| Location | Derby, Derbyshire (Headquarters) |
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.
Branches
Derby and Hucknall
The collection is located within the Company campus at Sinfin. The site at Osmaston Road is now permanently closed.
A separate site with a smaller engine collection details the history of the Rolls-Royce Flight Test Establishment at Hucknall.
Coventry and Ansty
The Coventry and Ansty branch examples of Armstrong Siddeley rocket designs is kept at the Derby site.
Bristol
The Bristol branch engine collection is housed in the Sir Roy Fedden Heritage Centre. As well as Roy Fedden designed engines from the Bristol Aeroplane Company and products built by Bristol Siddeley a number of de Havilland and Blackburn types are displayed.
Scotland
The Scottish branch of the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust is based in the village of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire and has a collection of engines that were produced at the Hillington and East Kilbride factories.
Indianapolis
The Indianapolis branch of the trust chronicles the history of the Allison Engine Company which was acquired by Rolls-Royce in 1995 as well as later and current products of Rolls-Royce North America.
See also
- Rolls-Royce aircraft piston engines
- Lists related to this aircraft
- List of aerospace museums
