Bluebottle Tiller

This Tiller is positioned in the Entrance Hall.

 This tiller is from the Royal Dragon Bluebottle. It was announced on June 25th, 1948 that the Racing Yacht gave as a wedding present from the ISC members to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will be named Bluebottle. The original tiller was presented by the Royal Naval Dockyard Chatham Apprentices and is made from ash and carved with the Princesse's Coat-of-Arms, The Royal Cipher, and the Naval Crown