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![](Fred Harder/1.jpg) The clock tower and transport yard, the crypto classrooms were in there looks like Brian Heaton coming out of the tailor’s shop. |
![](Fred Harder/2.jpg) I think a silver birch, dressed in snow in the grounds of Mercury, a bad winter. |
![](Fred Harder/3.jpg) Captains rounds, I think it was about 15 or over in a mess, normally one class. Note the small brown cases and the Gas masks, sorry Respirators (got to get it right) |
![](Fred Harder/4.jpg) Caught in the snow on the way to Mercury one year, it took from 7:30 in the morning to 3pm when trying to get through the back way. When arriving in Mercury told to go back home – did not take quite as long to get back. |
![](Fred Harder/5.jpg) And what have we hear then – never used white gloves in Mercury, not like some Captains. |
![](Fred Harder/6.jpg) OOW’s office, Victualling shed side of main house, armoury on the left and sick bay and dentist |
![](Fred Harder/7.jpg) Do not think you are getting to Mercury this way POTS. |
![](Fred Harder/8.jpg) Who had to clean these with a large red rubber and a chunk of canvas on a piece of wood? |
![](Fred Harder/9.jpg) From the left, classroom/storage, church, pay office and in the distance, classrooms and the cinema with the pig farm behind it and opposite was the guard room. |
![](Fred Harder/10.jpg) Looking out of the back entrance to Mercury, the Meon valley. |
![](Fred Harder/11.jpg) Another bad winter. |
![](Fred Harder/12.jpg) One of the “Do it yourself” booklets produced by the Programme learning department. |
![](Fred Harder/13.jpg) Leading Radio Operators Test Page. |
![](Fred Harder/14.jpg) Black day but all good things must come to an end. |
![](Fred Harder/15.jpg) The Hambledon Hunt in front of the main house. |
![](Fred Harder/16.jpg) Fred and his sparkers class on Exped not far from Butser Hill. |
![](Fred Harder/17.jpg) Nope! We are not lost! |
![](Fred Harder/18.jpg) Or are we? |
![](Fred Harder/19.jpg) Car Park, used to be the Regulating Office and Drafty. |
![](Fred Harder/20.jpg) On left, behind the OOW caboose the PTI’s offices, on the right the Fire Tender with the hose pipes hanging to dry. |
![](Fred Harder/21.jpg) The Main House courtyard, sickbay, dentist armoury with the Confidential Book Office below. |
![](Fred Harder/22.jpg) Office of the Day’s and Quartermasters Office with the Victualling Store alongside and the P.T. Office behind |
![](Fred Harder/23.jpg) Fred |
![](Fred Harder/24.jpg) The old HMS Mercury |
![](Fred Harder/25.jpg) RN 'Fag' Issue |
![](Fred Harder/26.jpg) Arial shot |
![](Fred Harder/27.jpg) The Assault Course that Fred built. |
![](Fred Harder/28.jpg) In the early 1970’s. If they took a photo of all the Communication Chiefs now how many would there be, and I wonder how many of these faces are still around? |
![](Fred Harder/29.jpg) New Entry class validating Fred’s Program Learning Books on the CJA. |
![](Fred Harder/30.jpg) Chief and Petty Officer’s Mess kids Christmas party. |
![](Fred Harder/31.jpg) Hambledon Hunt |
![](Fred Harder/32.jpg) Hambledon Hunt |
![](Fred Harder/33.jpg) Hambledon Hunt |
![](Fred Harder/34.jpg) Main House staircase. |
![](Fred Harder/35.jpg) How a real Frigates MWO looked like on HMS Puma 1967 with Brian Casserly |
![](Fred Harder/36.jpg) A picture tells a thousand words. Guess who won? (On HMS Puma) |
![](Fred Harder/37.jpg) As published in the Navy News. |
![](Fred Harder/38.jpg) Fred in Summer uniform. |
![](Fred Harder/39.jpg) Fred in Tropical uniform. |
![](Fred Harder/40.jpg) Fred in Winter uniform. |