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1. Roger (Prof) Jones and Andy Anderson partake of some lunchtime refreshment in a public House in Plumbstead. Excuse was the R.O. Light for the job was on the corner of the pub. Polaris azimuth for P.I.M. Base at Woolwich Arsenal. |
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2. Andy Anderson with Tavi II on O.S. Pillar on the hills above Gareloch, Scotland. The task was to provide Co-ordinates for the Telemetry House at Coulport Polaris missile Depot on Loch Long. |
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3. Andy Anderson with Tavi II theodolite mounted on O.S. Pillar, on the hills above Gareloch, Scotland. The task was to provide control into the Telemetry House at the Polaris missile Depot at Coulport, Loch Long. |
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4. Jimmy James levels up his Wild T3 theodolite on the OS pillar at the reverse azimuth Station of Carnmore New, on the Fermanagh/Tyrone border, near Fivemiletown, Northern Ireland. Astronomical surveys in Ireland |
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5. Jimmy James with Wild T3 theodolite at the reverse azimuth Station of Carnmore New, near Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Roger Jones is in the back of the Landrover, operating the timing equipment. Astronomical surveys in Ireland. |
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6. Vic Moncrieff poses alongside his Wild T4 astronomical theodolite mounted on the trig pillar at Doolieve, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland. La place observations for Ordnance Survey Office, Dublin. |
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7. Vic Moncrieff adjusts the impersonal micrometer of his Wild T4 astronomical theodolite mounted on the trig pillar at Doolieve, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland. La place observations for Ordnance Survey Office, Dublin. |
| 8. 'grog and coffee time' in the back of a comp truck. Pete Davis, Brian Houldershaw and Frank Marr(driver) take a break from astro duties in the Compass House at Faslane, Garelochead, Scotland.
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10. Pete Davis, together with Jock Tallow (driver), operates his MRA 3 tellurometer from the Monument trig Station on the west side of Gareloch, towards the Compass House at Faslane. Garelochead, Scotland. |
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12. The Royal Navy floating dock, downloch from the Faslane Naval base at Garelochead, Scotland. |
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13. 'a' Camp Barton Stacey. Mark Champion stows his personal gear aboard a comp truck prior to setting out for another trip to Faslane, Garelochead, Scotland. |
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14. 'a' Camp, Barton Stacey. Jock Tallow (driver) and Pete Davis check the contents of their Landrover prior to setting out for another trip to Faslane, Garelochead, Scotland. |
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15. Pete Smith guides comp truck 25DE05 up the narrow approach Road to the trig Station at Alport Heights, Derbyshire. The intended task here was to carry out la place observations on behalf of the Ordnance Survey GB |
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16. Comp truck 25DE05 is manoeuvrered closer to the trig pillar at Alport Heights, Derbyshire. Bernie Pollard and Pete Smith can be seen with their backs to the camera. La place observations for Ordnance Survey GB. |
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17. Pete Smith carries out the final adjustments to his Wild T4 theodolite at Alport Heights trig Station, Derbyshire. The task was to carry out la place observations on behalf of Ordnance Survey GB. |
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19. "the New milking machine has arrived but where is the farmer?" 10 kva generator lies marooned, due to very heavy ground conditions, in a Field near Ashbourne, Derbyshire. La place observations for Ordnance Survey GB. |
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20. Comp truck 25DE05, stuck in the mud, in a Field near Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Johnny Campbell and Pete Smith can only laugh at their predicament but eventually johnny came up with the solution. "In the desert, we let the tyres down." It worked in Derbyshire too. No wonder he was given a commission! La place observations for Ordnance Survey GB. |
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22. Johnny Campbell sorts out his timing equipment in the back of comp truck 25 De 05 at the reverse azimuth Station, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire. La place observations for Ordnance Survey GB. |
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