British Aviators Alcock & Brown

"Paul Sengupta" wrote in message
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You may find it more rewarding to ask on uk.rec.aviation. I've sent this
reply there too.

West Byfleet? Have you tried records at Brooklands Museum?

Paul (volunteer steward)

"Writer" wrote in message
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CAN YOU HELP?

OBJECT OF ENQUIRY:


I'm seeking proof that either/both the transatlantic pioneers Sir John
Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown stayed at the `Red House', West
Byfleet,
near Weybridge, Surrey at or around the time of their flight in June
1919.
If proof can be found, there is a strong possibility that the building
will
be listed by English Heritage and not demolished

I am hoping that someone might have something connecting either/both
Alcock
& Brown to the `Red House' eg. private letter or an official document.
It
doesn't matter how trivial the data appears to be.

If you have anything that might support either/both having stayed at the
'Red House', please contact me ASAP

Information needs to be submitted to their County Council by the
earliest
this month!


Thank you.






Completely off topic: what is the obssession with the English to try to save
buildings that would probably be better off being demolished? I don't know
about the Red House in particular, but you do get daft things being Grade 2
listed: barns and such. Why? Sure - save the obvious cathedrals etc, but the
hovels should be allowed to get back to dust.