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StickyBlue
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I have been on a short break in the New Forrest, managed to log on, didn't realise how many 'experts' there are on here, I thank you for you comments and I will check out all your queries when I get home at the weekend.
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StickyBlue
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| whoflungdung wrote: | | .... The booklet consisted of approximately 15-20 pages, if my memory serves me right, and it was about the history of the Royal Marines at Deal. I recall reading about the announcement of the 1st World War by way of a Bugler sounding off. I think that the booklet dated from around the mid 1960's, probably produced not long after the tricentenary... |
Gary, I've found the relevant reference in my notes to your question and as I said before you were right the Depot Buglers did 'sound off' in Deal to announce the start of the Great War 1914-18:-
THE DEPOT DURING THE GREAT WAR
At 7 a.m. on 30th July 1914, the 'Assembly' was sounded in the streets of Deal by the Depot Buglers, and a few days later notices were to be seen inviting applications for employment on trench digging at Dover. The annual 'Tattoo' was postponed, and, after a full dress rehearsal had taken place.
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| 2nd Clarinet wrote: | JC.
Hope this one is useful.
RMLI Barrack Room - North Barracks, Deal.
Things to look for.
Mess table for eating meals in middle of barrack room.
Wood burner in top right of room.
Same matress I was ended up with, when I joined.
No full sized lockers.
No waxed decks.
What are those angled objects on both side walls?
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Bob, I have the same photo only better quality and a bit clearer, it was used as a postcard in the early 1900's and there are a few of them still about, they turn up on ebay now and again.
To answer your question, I am pretty certain that the angled objects high up on the wall are paintings or pictures, I did think at one time that they may have been mirrors, but on other photos from the period of the Officers Mess, Canteen etc you can clearly see that they are paintings. It must have been the norm in those days to hang them like that at an angle.
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StickyBlue
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| Mr Bass Trombone wrote: | | I don't thinkk the picture of the Band 28 across is of the 68 RT I think it is the one for Horse Guards in 64??? I am not sure that you would get a band of a 28 frontage in Earls Court Arena, I did a few RTs and can only remember a 20 frontage and that was bloody tight. |
Young Mr Micky H,
You are right of course, having done enough of them (RT's) myself especially in the 70's, 20 across was tight. I was just quoting what was written on the back of the photo and that is obviously wrong.
That'll teach me to believe everything I read 
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| 2nd Clarinet wrote: | So, my massed bands picture may have been Black catted!?!?....but it was the wrong gig.... I will claim a very,very tiny, moral victory here.
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You missed the point, the Black Cat was 28 across irrelevant of what gig.
I will not concede even a very, very tiny moral victory.
Consider yourself still Black Catted...
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StickyBlue
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I will try and post more old photos later, with interesting snippets if you are all still interested.
In the mean time can one of you Band experts tell me if the Royal Marine Band has ever used Sousaphones and if they did why did they stop using them ?
I believe they were specifically designed for marching bands as they direct the sound forwards instead of up in the air like the basses we use now????
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| StickyBlue wrote: | | 2nd Clarinet wrote: | So, my massed bands picture may have been Black catted!?!?....but it was the wrong gig.... I will claim a very,very tiny, moral victory here.
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You missed the point, the Black Cat was 28 across irrelevant of what gig.
I will not concede even a very, very tiny moral victory.
Consider yourself still Black Catted...
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In fact Bob - he's black catted you again with the quality of the postcard he has. Raise your game son... 
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Black Cat this...........
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AND This
They are eleven deep...god only knows how many across.........
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| StickyBlue wrote: | | 2nd Clarinet wrote: | JC.
Hope this one is useful.
RMLI Barrack Room - North Barracks, Deal.
Things to look for.
Mess table for eating meals in middle of barrack room.
Wood burner in top right of room.
Same matress I was ended up with, when I joined.
No full sized lockers.
No waxed decks.
What are those angled objects on both side walls?
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Bob, I have the same photo only better quality and a bit clearer, it was used as a postcard in the early 1900's and there are a few of them still about, they turn up on ebay now and again.
To answer your question, I am pretty certain that the angled objects high up on the wall are paintings or pictures, I did think at one time that they may have been mirrors, but on other photos from the period of the Officers Mess, Canteen etc you can clearly see that they are paintings. It must have been the norm in those days to hang them like that at an angle.
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Maybe they are not paintings but pictures of the correct way of kit layouts etc ?
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I thought they were Flat Screen TVs?
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| townsergeant wrote: | | I thought they were Flat Screen TVs? |
Transvestites wre not allowed in them days
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| Wee Mac wrote: | | townsergeant wrote: | | I thought they were Flat Screen TVs? |
Transvestites were not allowed in them days |
....but they are now? 
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Are they ???
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I bet they like "Dressing by the Drum"
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