My inner detective suggests your splendid photograph =============== is not taken onboard a ship, as no portholes, far too spacious a room, and far too cluttered for an officer's cabin. A warship being by definition a weapon of war, everything is geared to fulfilling it's function, so officers and crew have to fit in where they can. / Perhaps it was taken at the home of a retired officer? Officers like reminders of past service. My grandfather, Captain Arthur Sparrow, RN, retired early due to ill-health in the 1920s, when cocked hats were still worn by officers. My brother and I would dress up in the army and uniforms of old, and a huge linen press in the front hall had a drawer full of swords, so we would have great fun - perhaps fortunate not to poke out each other's eyes! His front door bell was the gunmetal ship's bell of battleship HMS Colossus, a retirement gift from the Navy according to the inscription, and could be heard well away in the fields as a summons to telephone or supper. And having built two tennis courts at Cleeve, he even put up a flagstaff on the far side, which was still there when I was a boy. / Thanks for another interesting video, Christopher! /
I can see where you are coming from but I think the gimballed lamp to the right of the desk is a good indicator and the lack of space around each item of furniture suggests a small cabin. It's not unusual for cabin's above the water line not to have portholes and we have seen other images with similar 'windows'. As to the clutter, yes its unexpected for a Naval Officer but the photo was taken at a time when there wouldn't have been guns in his personal quarters and it would have been more of a private sanctuary. As always, thank you for your observations. Debate is always interesting.
@@CampaignFurniture Debate challenges mind, Christopher, often drawing new information! You have the advantage of myself, in being able to see the photo very closely, whereas I have only just taken up my magnifying-glass. / From the desk top right-hand brass handle, passing through the company seal /scales / stapler (?) at 1 o'clock, I come to what at first sight looks like a gimballed lamp. What might be the top of the glass chimney looks not vertical, but offset, plus there is a sort of dark "frilly thing" in between. I am no expert on gimballed lamps, and perhaps there is something like that known to you, butI have no sense of recognition, as the shapes I see do not form a lamp. / Again, to the left of the desk, which I now see for the first time, is an untidy mass of walking sticks and silver-topped canes, etc, suggesting a more urban than nautical location. / There is a lot of glass in those windows, and they are very close together, perhaps suggesting a hut made of wood rather than a building of stone or brick? Blast shatters glass, and is a major cause of injury in war in built-up areas, so I still doubt this is on a ship. If you come across a link with naval photos of similar windows onboard, I would be glad to see them. / I know there were huge supply dumps built in a hurry at Durban during the Boer War, for example, and I could imagine an officer's personal quarters looking just like this. One chair folds, I think, while the other is very light in both build and cushions. Under the right-hand window, I see a cloth-covered window seat? The floor looks basic - lino? / Apart from the desk, I see nothing else that shouts ARMY or NAVY at me. Then on going back to the walking sticks, is the right-most highest item a civilian musket or shotgun, as I may be seeing a butt on the floor? The angle of barrel to butt looks just right. / But I do enjoy the challenge of a bit of detective work! A duty solicitor in Plymouth is up in court later this month charged with a string of sex offences against male clients going back over 20 years. I am a bit of a spiritual healer of Men, and kept hearing stories. I first exposed him in 2000, and went to town in 2012 in the face of a vigorous police coverup, but I believe in Karma, and what he put out is now coming back. So your photo is a welcome light relief! Thank You! /
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My inner detective suggests your splendid photograph
===============
is not taken onboard a ship,
as no portholes,
far too spacious a room,
and far too cluttered for an officer's cabin.
A warship being by definition a weapon of war,
everything is geared to fulfilling it's function,
so officers and crew have to fit in where they can.
/
Perhaps it was taken at the home of a retired officer?
Officers like reminders of past service.
My grandfather, Captain Arthur Sparrow, RN,
retired early due to ill-health in the 1920s,
when cocked hats were still worn by officers.
My brother and I would dress up
in the army and uniforms of old,
and a huge linen press in the front hall
had a drawer full of swords,
so we would have great fun -
perhaps fortunate not to poke out each other's eyes!
His front door bell
was the gunmetal ship's bell of battleship HMS Colossus,
a retirement gift from the Navy
according to the inscription,
and could be heard well away in the fields
as a summons to telephone or supper.
And having built two tennis courts at Cleeve,
he even put up a flagstaff on the far side,
which was still there when I was a boy.
/
Thanks for another interesting video, Christopher!
/
I can see where you are coming from but I think the gimballed lamp to the right of the desk is a good indicator and the lack of space around each item of furniture suggests a small cabin. It's not unusual for cabin's above the water line not to have portholes and we have seen other images with similar 'windows'. As to the clutter, yes its unexpected for a Naval Officer but the photo was taken at a time when there wouldn't have been guns in his personal quarters and it would have been more of a private sanctuary. As always, thank you for your observations. Debate is always interesting.
@@CampaignFurniture
Debate challenges mind, Christopher,
often drawing new information!
You have the advantage of myself,
in being able to see the photo very closely,
whereas I have only just taken up my magnifying-glass.
/
From the desk top right-hand brass handle,
passing through the company seal /scales / stapler (?)
at 1 o'clock,
I come to what at first sight looks like a gimballed lamp.
What might be the top of the glass chimney
looks not vertical, but offset,
plus there is a sort of dark "frilly thing" in between.
I am no expert on gimballed lamps,
and perhaps there is something like that known to you,
butI have no sense of recognition,
as the shapes I see do not form a lamp.
/
Again, to the left of the desk,
which I now see for the first time,
is an untidy mass of walking sticks and silver-topped canes, etc,
suggesting a more urban than nautical location.
/
There is a lot of glass in those windows,
and they are very close together,
perhaps suggesting a hut made of wood
rather than a building of stone or brick?
Blast shatters glass,
and is a major cause of injury in war in built-up areas,
so I still doubt this is on a ship.
If you come across a link
with naval photos of similar windows onboard,
I would be glad to see them.
/
I know there were huge supply dumps
built in a hurry at Durban during the Boer War,
for example,
and I could imagine an officer's personal quarters
looking just like this.
One chair folds, I think,
while the other is very light in both build and cushions.
Under the right-hand window,
I see a cloth-covered window seat?
The floor looks basic - lino?
/
Apart from the desk,
I see nothing else that shouts ARMY or NAVY at me.
Then on going back to the walking sticks,
is the right-most highest item
a civilian musket or shotgun,
as I may be seeing a butt on the floor?
The angle of barrel to butt looks just right.
/
But I do enjoy the challenge
of a bit of detective work!
A duty solicitor in Plymouth
is up in court later this month
charged with a string of sex offences against male clients
going back over 20 years.
I am a bit of a spiritual healer of Men,
and kept hearing stories.
I first exposed him in 2000,
and went to town in 2012
in the face of a vigorous police coverup,
but I believe in Karma,
and what he put out is now coming back.
So your photo is a welcome light relief!
Thank You!
/