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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 .
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 ...
In 1903, the new stable block became a junior officer training college for the Royal Navy known as the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Initial training began at about the age of 13, and after two years studies were continued at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. The college closed in 1921, with the last students leaving on 9 April 1921.
Monkey jacket of a cadet, Royal Naval College, Osborne. It belonged to R. J. P. Eden who died at the college on 13 October 1909 after two terms. Heavy, navy blue serge, double breasted with five holes and four buttons on each side. Padded turned down collar.
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.
5 de oct. de 2009 · He entered Royal Naval College, Osborne-January 1912, Drake Term & passed on to Dartmouth College January 1914. After attending the Fleet Review on the Solent, 1914, he was mobilised along with the majority of Dartmouth cadets at the start of WWI. 1914 rated a Midshipman with seniority of 2/8/1914.
