page_title: John Polwhele Blatchley
hierarchical_section_title: John Polwhele Blatchley
caption_attribution_description: 1959 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud I
context_page_description: John Polwhele Blatchley was a London-born car designer known for his work with J Gurney Nutting & Co Limited and Rolls-Royce Limited. He began his career as designer with Nutting in 1935, moving up to Chief Designer before leaving in 1940 to join Rolls-Royce. There he served as a draughtsman, stylist in the car division, and chief styling engineer.
context_section_description: John Polwhele Blatchley (1 July 1913 – 16 February 2008) was a London-born car designer known for his work with J Gurney Nutting & Co Limited and Rolls-Royce Limited. He began his career as designer with Nutting in 1935, moving up to Chief Designer before leaving in 1940 to join Rolls-Royce. There he served as a draughtsman (1940–43), stylist in the car division (1943–55), and chief styling engineer (1955–69).
caption: Blatchley's best known design, the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud
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