No. 2 [Upper Gallery] Deck, location 2LA1. Looking to port from the starboard side of the ship in the vicinity of frame 98. The companionway to the left leads down to the corridor adjacent to 3L1. The grill mesh ahead is part of downtake 7LA0, which also serves the hangar. The open watertight door to the right leads into area 2K1.

This is part of a series of photographs taken during the final stages of HMS Ark Royal's last major refit which was completed in 1970. The location references are derived from the deck plans in the latest edition of the ship's NBCD book.