Collection of Special Letters - GWR (1950s)
A lovely collection of thank you letters to Chief Inspector Cooper of the Great Western Railway for various outstanding examples of service from his superiors, inspections, American Tourists and Buckingham Palace.
Inspector Cooper left school at the age of 14 when his father died working on the railways; becoming head of the house and sole wage earner overnight.
He worked his way up to Chief Inspector and was responsible for the planning and delivery of the Royal Train trips including the funeral cortege of George VI on the Royal Train and Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the mining disaster at Aberfan.
The letter from Buckingham Palace is a handwritten letter of thanks from Sir Edward Ford GCVO KCB ERD DL FRSA a courtier in the Royal Households of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.
He is best known for coining the phrase 'annus horribilis' used by the Queen in 1992.
He is also the man who informed Winston Churchill of the passing of King George VI - doing so in person, as it was felt the telephone was insecure.
It's a lovely collection kept by a man who obviously cherished the items.
A reminder that in a World full of conflict and anger, gestures of kindness and politeness are felt decades later.
Collection of Special Letters - GWR (1950s)
A lovely collection of thank you letters to Chief Inspector Cooper of the Great Western Railway for various outstanding examples of service from his superiors, inspections, American Tourists and Buckingham Palace.
Inspector Cooper left school at the age of 14 when his father died working on the railways; becoming head of the house and sole wage earner overnight.
He worked his way up to Chief Inspector and was responsible for the planning and delivery of the Royal Train trips including the funeral cortege of George VI on the Royal Train and Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the mining disaster at Aberfan.
The letter from Buckingham Palace is a handwritten letter of thanks from Sir Edward Ford GCVO KCB ERD DL FRSA a courtier in the Royal Households of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.
He is best known for coining the phrase 'annus horribilis' used by the Queen in 1992.
He is also the man who informed Winston Churchill of the passing of King George VI - doing so in person, as it was felt the telephone was insecure.
It's a lovely collection kept by a man who obviously cherished the items.
A reminder that in a World full of conflict and anger, gestures of kindness and politeness are felt decades later.
