Drawer 6 PC 2: RGO 101
Container
Contains 3 Results:
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Time and Nautical Almanac Building, Herstmonceux: General, 1951 - 1958
Sub-sub-series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/3/6/1
Scope and Contents
A set of drawings, mainly by architect Brian O'Rorke, of the Time and Nautical Almanac Building and site at RGO Herstmonceux.
Dates:
1951 - 1958
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Yapp 36'' Reflector and Dome B, c.1955-1977
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/3/5/6
Scope and Contents
The Yapp 36" Reflector was first proposed as a gift to the Royal Observatory from cigarette manufacturer, William Johnstone Yapp in March 1931. It was commissioned from Sir Howard Grubb Parsons & Co. soon after and a new 34 foot dome was built to house it. Usage stopped during the Second World War and recommenced in 1946. At the end of 1955 it was taken out of Greenwich and reconditioned before being erected in Dome B, Herstmonceux, where it was used from August 1958.
Dates:
c.1955-1977
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Equatorial Group of Telescopes, Herstmonceux: Drawings by Brian O'Rorke, 1950 - 1952
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/3/5/1
Scope and Contents
A set of 22 architectural drawings and prints by architect Brian O'Rorke. Includes coloured prints.
Dates:
1950 - 1952
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).