Saturday January 13, 1894

Returned to Greenwich

H.H. Turner, Chief Assistant

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Rebekah Higgitt says.....

Turner records here that he returned from his trip to Oxford (see entry for 9th January), which seems strange since we know that he attended the RAS meeting in London on the 12th. It is, of course, quite possible that he stayed in London that evening and, therefore, only returned to Greenwich on this day.

Wednesday January 10, 1894

Went with M^r Crisp to Musgrave (New Bond S^t) Hollyer (Newcastle S^t), Wright (Queen Victoria S^t) Burmantoft & Steel & Garland’s (Charterhouse S^t.) to select stoves, grates, mantelpiece & W.C.’s for new Building.

M^r Bartom from Stationery Office called (just after I had left) about 1 with reference to supply of ink. M^r Criswick pointed out to him the defects of the black ink supplied in lieu of the blue black.
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William Christie, Astronomer Royal

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Rebekah Higgitt says....

The minutae of Observatory life: WCs and ink! This entry also provides a nice insight into shopping in late 19th-century London.