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THE ROYAL NAVY BARRACKS PORTSMOUTH
and its history

1st. published 1932
by Charpentier, Naval Printers, Portsmouth

A olive cloth bound book with the black lettering to front board which has a coloured image of HMS Victory as decoration.The boards are a little rubbed and marked most notable is a small ink doodle towards the bottom of the front board which can be seen in the image below. Pages clean, tight and complete including photographs.

147 mm. x 220 mm. 96 pages.

 

Contents

Preface
Origin of the General Depot
Past history of Portsea and the site of the R.N. Barracks
Proposals for a Naval Barracks at Portsmouth, 1862-1898
The building of the R.N. Barracks, Portsmouth The Signal School
Physical and Recreational Training
Training, Vocational Training, Anti-Gas School, H.M.S. Sultan
The King's Colour
Competitions, Sports and Games
The Warrant Officers' Mess
The Chief Petty Officers' Mess
General messing and the Cookery School
The Canteen
The Victory Cadet Corps
The Royal Naval Barracks during the Great War
The Women's Royal Naval Service
Holy Trinity Church and the Church of St. Camillus

APPENDICES :

I. List of Commodores and other Senior Officers
II List of Trophies; Pictures, etc.
III. History of the hulks which formed the General Depot prior to the opening of the Royal Naval Barracks.
IV. Chronological Table of Events

List of Illustrations

1 H.M.S. Duke of Wellington in Portsmouth Harbour.
2.The old General Depot—H.M. Ships Duke of Wellington and Marlborough alongside the Dockyard wall.
3. Mobilisation parade, H.M.S. Duke of Wellington, 10th July, 1900. Inspection by Captain H.R.H. the Duke of York, Royal Navy.
4. The Lion and the Unicorn Gates.
5. Plans of the old Garrison Hospital and the Anglesey Military Barracks, Portsea.
6. Maps of Portsea, shewing
(a) The Old Defences, 1770-1870.
(b) The Royal Naval Barracks.
7. The R.N. Barracks Parade Ground.
8. The Officers' Mess.
9. The Clock Tower and the Signal School from the Parade Ground.
10. Signal School—Visual Signalling instruction room.
11. Signal School—Wireless instruction.
12. The Gymnasium of the P. & R.T. School, Pitt Street.
13. The Swimming Bath, Pitt Street.
14. The Warrant Officers' Mess.
15. The Chief Petty Officers' and Petty Officers' Messes—formerly the Soldiers' Quarters of the Anglesey Barracks.
16. A W.R.N.S. Squad drill competition held at Whale Island, 30th April, 1919, won by a Squad from the R.N. Barracks
(Note.—In the centre of the group is Commodore Dannreuther, at that time Commander of H.M.S. Excellent.)
17. The Bluejacket Band, Royal Naval Barracks, 1932. (Note. The band is composed of volunteers, and was originally formed in 1921.)

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