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Original vacuum cleaner, supplied to Royal Naval College, Osborne, c.1905. The British engineer Hubert Cecil Booth came up with the idea for the vacuum cleaner in 1901, after watching railway carriages being cleaned using compressed air to blow away dust and debris. Booth's brainwave was to create a machine that sucked up dirt rather than ...
RM 2M3RR37 – In 1903, part of the estate, the Stable Block being the hub, became a junior officer training college for the Royal Navy known as the Royal Naval College, Osborne, initial training began at the age of 13. Photograph showing the dormitories, where they were up at 6:30 in the morning. Date: 1905.
The Royal Naval College, Osborne, was a training college for Royal Navy officer cadets on the Osborne House estate, Isle of Wight, established in 1903 and closed in 1921. Boys were admitted at about the age of thirteen to follow a course lasting for six academic terms before proceeding to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
The Royal Naval College, Osborne, was established 1903 and closed 1921, when it was merged into the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Media in category "Royal Naval College, Osborne" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.
Authors: Michael Stephen Partridge, Royal Naval Museum. Summary: The Royal Navy College at Osborne on the Isle of Wight was in operation from 1903 to 1923. It complemented the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth. This book seeks to provide a history of the college and includes interviews and photographs. Print Book, English, 1999.
Philip Mack. Alexander Madden. Sir Charles Madden, 2nd Baronet. Alexander Montagu, 10th Duke of Manchester. John Mansfield (Royal Navy officer) John Cecil Masterman. Rhoderick McGrigor. Hugh Molson, Baron Molson. Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
Following her death, Osborne house became surplus to royal requirements and was given by King Edward VII to the state with a few rooms retained as a private royal museum dedicated to Queen Victoria. In 1903, part of the estate, the Stable Block being the hub, became a junior officer training college for the Royal Navy known as the Royal Naval College, Osborne .
