Around 1963 I used to be in the army cadet force at the edmund road drill hall. I was 15 years old. went on to join teratorials at 17, the regiment was 271 feild artillary.
anyone remember it being a drill hall or is there anyone out there who was in the cadet or teratroials. Would be nice to here from anyone.

I used to live at Duchess Road School. The back entrance was opposite the old Drill Hall. My grandmother used to wait on in the officers mess there years ago.

My goodness! Edmund Road Drill Hall is a place I’d almost forgotten about. I think it would be around 1938-39 when I went there with my father to see my first pro boxing match. The main event was a middleweight contest between ‘Ginger’ Sadd — then an area champion — and his challenger Ernie “Butcher’ Gasgoigne (spelling may be wrong). Sadd won, I believe on points.
Looking back, they were both probably at the end of their fighting career and Ernie — a Rotherham man who I believe worked at Steel, Peach and Tozer’s — was definitely a bit on the fat side. Good fight though!

Edmund Rd drill hall used to have the chrysanthemum show evey year, a fantastic event. Why do let events like that die out?

They have also held the Sheffield Show there.

I used to live at Duchess Road School. The back entrance was opposite the old Drill Hall. My grandmother used to wait on in the officers mess there years ago.
Hi Scout, Funny enough I used to tend the bar and waiter at the tables in the offices mess, If I remember right it was a guy called sergant Glover who was in charge of the mess when I was there, I am now 57 yeras old

My first experience of the Drill Hall would be about 1947 when my dad took me a TA 'open day' - lots of impressive equipment for a young lad to mess around on :D

In later years I remember lots of 'shows' there, - cats, dogs, flowers, budgies...even meeces and rabbits. Pretty sure they're still held there, - well dog shows anyway.

Jauntyone - unfortunately my grandmother is now dead but she was 92 when she died. I don't think the same sergeant would hve been there then!

I was in the A.C.C. attatched to the 271st back in 1965. Used to enjoy the weekly attendences there. The cook sergeant was called Smith, and I remember helping to prepare a posh do for the officers..Did camps at Thetford and Tenby.

Hi cliffkid

I do remember the weekends and fourtnigt camps. I ffound tenby a lovely town, in fact Afriend of mine went therefor a holiday and described what is was like, when she came back she said it was very much like what I had described it, so it had not changed very much. Aww appy days

They used to hold the ideal home exhibitions there,i remember Fletchers bread demonstrating how the made sliced bread. At the end of the night they
gave away all the loaves they'd made,i used to live opposite the big side doors and made several trips with arms full. Years later i joined 271 Lt A D regt. YUP"" one way or another i've spent alot of time at the Drill Hall.

my grandad was sgt clover(joe) who lived and worked at edmund rd drill hall up to clarkes taking over in 1975.my mum michelle(micky) worked in the officers mess.my dad mick was in 271 p.batlery with colin and stewart clover(my uncles),paul o`leary and the fieldhouse brothers.

thanks egglou for answering my thread, I to used too work in the offices mess with joe glover on many a officers function, they were really good and I always managed to get a good drink while working lol, was good grounding for me as I went on to work behind a bar for many years.

I do remember Stewart Glover, he was a very nice chap. At one camp he was the driver of the 3tonner what we went to tenby on.

The night before we were going back to sheffield all drivers were told not go to go out, but stewart went with us on the night, naught I know, we had a good night out, stewart was drinking god knows what. we stayed up that night to look after him. The next morning he drove a three ton truck back to sheffield. It was a hairy ride for us all that day...

We all enjoyed the camp at Tenby though. I remember Paul O' Leary, as far as I can remember he was a very tall guy and a brilliant sense of humour, ask him if he remembers going to the camp inLeak, Staffordshire, when there was a confrontation with some of the local youths, what a night.

If you get chance ask your uncle or Stewart if he remembers me, my name is Private Jim Garbutt.

I like you Jauntyone was a cadet at Edmond Rd at around that time too but when I was there the Sgts name was Lambert and one of the officers was a member of the police force his name was a Mr Savage a great bloke did not mind us smoking or drinking in the mess evan at that age 14 15 years old he evan once said if you are good enough to wear the queens uniform you are good enough to smoke and drink. We had some great times on the camps. Also do you remember the crippled lad called thanks Alan.

Hi Alan52

Yep I too remember sgt lambert, he was a very good friend of mine. He went to the same school as me,(Newfields secondry Moden)
He used to live on the road at the side of the drill hall, Rowsley Street.

I also remember Mr Savage, he wasa reaalygood down to earth guy.

I feel you were in the ACF the same time as me, I was corpral Garbutt.

Hope to here from you soon.

My email is jauntyone_188@hotmail.com

I was permanent staff at the TA centre on Barnsley Road and the Post Office used Edmund Road Drill Hall for sorting Christmas mail,most regular soldiers earned a bit extra helping them with the rush.

Around 1963 I used to be in the army cadet force at the edmund road drill hall. I was 15 years old. went on to join teratorials at 17, the regiment was 271 feild artillary.
anyone remember it being a drill hall or is there anyone out there who was in the cadet or teratroials. Would be nice to here from anyone.

i lived on charlotte rd, and i think we went there on saturday night for the dancing, didn't it have a side door on lancing rd??

Hi gingercat1

I was in the army cadet force around the same time as yourself, 271 field artillery at edmund road. I was private Garbutt, I went on to be corpral.
I went on a lot of weekend camps like the ones at Strensil, they were really great.
I remember a really good friend of mine was a lad called Lambert, he went on to be Sargent.

After the cadets I went on to join the TA's, we went to the big L7o's, anti aircraft guns, firing range at Manobeer,(think thats how they spell it), had some really good time there. The last camp I went on was in South Wales, Tenby,.

I had a brill job toward the end of my service, I worked in the offices mess, waiting table and working the bar at the big functions, good times.

Hope to here from you gingercat1

I was permanent staff at the TA centre on Barnsley Road and the Post Office used Edmund Road Drill Hall for sorting Christmas mail,most regular soldiers earned a bit extra helping them with the rush.

Floridablade
When you were at Barnsley Rd TA centre was there a sgt Bill Billverstone there. I think I saw him there some time in the late 50s

Hi gingercat1

I was in the army cadet force around the same time as yourself, 271 field artillery at edmund road. I was private Garbutt, I went on to be corpral.
I went on a lot of weekend camps like the ones at Strensil, they were really great.
I remember a really good friend of mine was a lad called Lambert, he went on to be Sargent.

After the cadets I went on to join the TA's, we went to the big L7o's, anti aircraft guns, firing range at Manobeer,(think thats how they spell it), had some really good time there. The last camp I went on was in South Wales, Tenby,.

I had a brill job toward the end of my service, I worked in the offices mess, waiting table and working the bar at the big functions, good times.

Hope to here from you gingercat1

Its Manorbier.
I think, but I could be wrong, that when I was in the Sea Cadets we used to shoot at ERDH, or maybe we just did band practice there, I cant remember, in any case I remember going to several shows there, both Sheffield Show and Ideal Home exhibition.
Al

Floridablade
When you were at Barnsley Rd TA centre was there a sgt Bill Billverstone there. I think I saw him there some time in the late 50s

Yes there was but he was only there for a short while before being demobbed,he gave me a very large trench coat. He was a great big jolly bloke,taught me how to cut string without a knife. Iwas there from 1958 -61.

Floridablade
Bill was one of our troop sergeants in Div in Germany and i think he was in Tripoli during the Suez thing. Yes he was a big bloke

So Floridablade, will you be telling us the secret of how to cut string without a knife, or is this some military technique only ever to be revealed by big jolly sergeants to their underlings.

Does any one remember Sgt jealous? he used to run the dances and other functions at the drill hall, a most excellent chap, he was a long distance lorry driver by trade and on drill nights and week-end camps could be relied upon to provide cheap fags and booze, from whence they came i no not where,but he did go to london docks quite alot.
I spent quite alot of time at the drill hall ( i lived on Edmund rd ) played in there as a child and years later joined 271 Lt A D regt RA.
Had my first driving in a 10 ton matador there, but thats another tale for another time.

So Floridablade, will you be telling us the secret of how to cut string without a knife, or is this some military technique only ever to be revealed by big jolly sergeants to their underlings.

Sorry magneteer,a long lost art,I was and still am a complete shambles when it comes to party tricks,but it entails wrapping the string around your hands in such a way that with a sharp pull the string cuts itself. All I ever managed to do is cut my hands.

Floridablade
Bill was one of our troop sergeants in Div in Germany and i think he was in Tripoli during the Suez thing. Yes he was a big bloke


Which Div. were you in in Germany,I was troop Sergeant of Romeo Troop,don't you dare laugh Magnateer,in Herford which of course was 4 div. I was recalled for the Suez cock-up and ended up in a school with only three walls,the one facing the beach had been hit with some fireworks, in Port Said.

Floridablade
I was with 2 Div HQ. at Hilden. Was sent to Tripoli from Cyprus at the Suez do.
Our unit was split between Malta Cyprus and Tripoli. We were ones that did'nt go to Suez.

Floridablade
I was with 2 Div HQ. at Hilden. Was sent to Tripoli from Cyprus at the Suez do.
Our unit was split between Malta Cyprus and Tripoli. We were ones that did'nt go to Suez.


No 3 div. went to Suez from Colchester,Essex,I sailed on an old tramp steamer from Barry docks in S. Wales,the stevedors stole most of the stuff off the ship before we sailed but we didn't know it until we unloaded what was left. Every single wireless battery was missing,every kitbag had been emptied onto the decks and the civvy stuff stolen.:mad:

We had 3 Div line troop on our camp in Cyprus after they came out of Egypt about April 56

The Last time I was there was 1967... I was there to repair the roof co's someone had nicked all the lead..and the place was flooded out.

No 3 div. went to Suez from Colchester,Essex,I sailed on an old tramp steamer from Barry docks in S. Wales,the stevedors stole most of the stuff off the ship before we sailed but we didn't know it until we unloaded what was left. Every single wireless battery was missing,every kitbag had been emptied onto the decks and the civvy stuff stolen.:mad:


Floridablade

Were you with 3 div at colchester?
My brother was a sergeant in 3 div there, he was demobbed in 1955 after five years. Most of the time the Div was in Egypt.

Asti

I,m picking up this thread after 6 years or so, but I remember Edmund Road Drill Hall well, from my young days.
My dad had a dance band and played there every weekend 1940s' and into the 1950s';. If mum and dad couldnt get a sitter I would be taken there and played under the stage .

Anyone any recollections of Dances in this era?

Gary Marshman North Wales

I remember, must have been in the late 1940s going to the drill hall with my school, and their were other local schools there as well to see the late and great Sir Stanley Matthews who showcased his skills and I remember he dribbled a ball past about 6 or 8 kids like a knife through butter, at a guess I would have been about 9 or ten years old.

I was in the ACF there in the early fifties, I can remember firing on the shooting range they had in there.
We used .202 rifles that were set in .303 stocks to get the feel..

I remember late 40s' early 50s', when you entered the Drill Hall, on the left was the Bar, and to the right in the back corner was a Sleigh , probably used in Winter to pull a horse with a Father Xmas.

Anyone remember the Sleigh?

Gary Marshman North Wales

Gmarshman,are you any relation to Forest Marshman and his son Ben.

Bullerboy,

Seem to think somewhere down the line Forest Marshman was a relative. Think he may have lived Grindleford . Correct me if I'm wrong. I seem to recall my mum and dad George and Peggy Marshman meeting up with Forest Marshman maybe 50/60's . Didnt he have a motor accessory shop?
Also believe a Marshman was the headmaster of City Grammer School , maybe 1930/40's . May have the dates wrong but someone may correct that one also?

Gary Marshman North Wales

Bullerboy,

Seem to think somewhere down the line Forest Marshman was a relative. Think he may have lived Grindleford . Correct me if I'm wrong. I seem to recall my mum and dad George and Peggy Marshman meeting up with Forest Marshman maybe 50/60's . Didnt he have a motor accessory shop?
Also believe a Marshman was the headmaster of City Grammer School , maybe 1930/40's . May have the dates wrong but someone may correct that one also?

Gary Marshman North WalesForest had a motor factors shop opposite the West End pub on Glossop Rd and I new him very well,in the 70s he ran around in a Ford Zephyr Crayford convertable and I believe he was a motor sport competitor in his younger days and he did live at Padley Grindleford.Ben his son did rallying and still lives in Sheffield up Lodgemoor way.

Floridablade

Were you with 3 div at colchester?
My brother was a sergeant in 3 div there, he was demobbed in 1955 after five years. Most of the time the Div was in Egypt.

hi floridablade. I lived in Manton st and was in the cadets at Edmund rd
drill hall but i was also in the Canal zone from 51 to 55 . in 3 div
what was your brothers unit and name .

len palmer

bullerboY

I vaguely recall that Zephyr convertible, since they were a rare item in the 70s' when I ran a TR6. I had last of the Mk2 Saloons 1965 to 1968, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Cant say I came across Forest Marshman on the Motor Club circuit. I was a member of North Midland Motor Club in the 60s' , with meetings at the Old Hall, Hope. Being on the commitee , my forte was organising driving tests .
Although a poor member, I did compete in Sprints and Hill climbs in a supercharged Mini, but didnt come across Forest. Do you know which club he was in ?

Gary Marshman North Wales

Marshman,Sorry I don't but Forrest was an oldish guy when I knew him so it was maybe in the 30s,try to locate Ben it shouldn't be too hard.

bullerboY

Yes , I think you are right , he was an older guy. Think he had a moustache or beard. Maybe that Zephyr was a Crayford Cortina Convertible ?

I have not lived in Sheffield since early 1977, so a bit out of touch

Gary Marshman North Wales

Good thread guys, keep it going !

Anyone know if their are any archive records relating to the hall ?

I am particularly interested in the showing of Chrysanthemums ( is that spelt correctly ? ) prior to the war.