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Scouting Around the World Great Britain

R.R.S. "Discovery"

was built for Capta in

Scott' s Antarctic

Expedi tion in 190 I

and was 12 I feet

overa ll. R.R. S. is ABOA.'ID .r:..s ru·c~VERY
Royal Research Ship. r,-·rrM">L.C • L.ONIJ{J'~
In 1936, " Discovery" {~',I] Fr" 11~'1/ IJ'fAf,1

was given to th e Boy

Scout Assoc iati on as

a training ship for

Sea Scouts and as a

memoria l to Scott.

As a part of the

Fest iva l of Brita in in

195 1, " Discovery"

became the centre of

a Sea Scout Antarctic

Exhibiti on, complete

w ith 'snow', tents and

po lar expl oration ~-----------------------------------~

equi pment, and was Due to the hi gh cost of maintenance, the ship was offered uncondi tionally to the Adm ira lty in 1953.

much visited. From 1979, " Di scovery" is owned by the Maritime Trust. " Visit the DISCOVERY EXHIBITION I

ABOARD R.R.S. DISCOVER Y I TEMPLE - LONDON I DURING FESTIVAL OF BRITA IN".

In 1917, the Imperi al
Scout Headq uarters,
opened at 25
Bucki ngham Palace
Road, London. The
Scout Shop was
located here.
T he property was
so ld some years ago
and the shop is now
a Blacks Outdoor
Le isure shop.

Meter slogan:
The Scout Shop, Imperial
Headquarters, London,

1955.

RECEIPT. 2 OCT. 1957

T H E BOY SCOU TS .ASSOC IATION, Z !J B U C KIN G HA.M PA L AClt RO A D , S. W , 1

REF . NO NA M !.

18,2 24.

Receipt for Cash By Post, used by Cash ret urned .............. Rece i ved
The Scout Shop, Imperial
wi th Than ks
Headquarters, London, 195 7.