Road Research Laboratory, UK Government.
Originally established in 1933 by the UK Government as the Road Research Laboratory (RRL) under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), and later became the Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL) in 1972.
Roberts, David Wyn, 1911-1982, Architect.
Robertson, Wendy, unknown, novelist
Wendy Robertson has more than 20 novels to her name, and she spent three years working with female prison inmates which inspired the stories found in her short story collection Knives.
Robinson, Ken, 1950-2020, author and educationalist
Robinson, Marjorie, d.1998, bookseller
Robinson, Philip, d.1989, bookseller