Papers of Commander R.C. Wrey

This material is held atUniversity of Southampton Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 738 MS 86
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1920s-1940s
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 2 boxes

Scope and Content

Papers on naval technical subjects; pamphlet 'Notes on the correction of magnetic compass in ships' produced by the Admiralty Compass Observatory, Slough, together with papers on the theory of magnetic compass; a plan for Saltpetre House, Ashurst Wood, Colbury; and a scrapbook of cuttings and engravings of 18th and 19th century date.

Administrative / Biographical History

The papers were collected by Commander R.C.Wrey.

Access Information

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Separated Material

Further papers of Commander Wrey are in the archives of the Hampshire Field Club in the Hampshire Record Office, section 35.